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A&S Statistics’ Pittard Receives Award From ASA

By Jenny Wells

Melissa Pittard, a senior lecturer in the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Statistics, has received an award from the American Statistical Association. The Best Speed Session Award, which was given out as part of the 2017 Joint Statistical Meeting Conference, was given to Pittard for her presentation on statistics education. More than 480 presenters participated in the speed sessions.

A Passion for Science Earns A&S Biology Junior Astronaut Scholarship, NIH Internship

By Whitney Hale

 

A desire to become a physician-scientist has led University of Kentucky biology junior Joshua Preston to not only excel in the classroom and lab, but also garner one of the nation’s most coveted STEM scholarships as well as entry into several undergraduate research programs during his college studies.

Career Fair - Spring 2018

The Spring 2018 Career Fair was hosted in the Jacobs Science Building! For more information about career opportunities visit: www.uky.edu/careercenter/students

 

Dean's List Ceremony Fall 2017

Congratulations to the Fall 2017 Dean's List Recipients!

UK Professor Chosen for One of Only Seven Whiting Fellowships Nationwide

By Gail Hairston and Kathy Johnson

Karen Rignall of the University of Kentucky has received a $50,000 Whiting Foundation Public Engagement Fellowship to pursue her research “Stories of Place in a Changing Appalachia,” a project in Eastern Kentucky, to bring “stories of place” and other traditions to bear on local land-use planning.

The Whiting Foundation announced yesterday (Tuesday) a new cohort of seven Whiting Public Engagement Fellowships, including Rignall’s, to showcase how the humanities enrich our lives.

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