Chemistry Faculty Poster Session
Chemistry Faculty Poster Session
September 8, 2017, 4-5pm, Chem-Phys-114
Description: Each fall, faculty and their group members present a poster on active projects in their research groups. From coordination complexes for cancer treatment to nanocomposites for solar cells, research projects span a variety of fields in analytical, biological, inorganic, materials, organic, and physical chemistry. The event is designed to help the class of incoming graduate students choose a research group.
Social Conflict & Democracy: The Enduring Impact of Race on U.S. Politics
Part of the Political Science department's series on Social Conflict and Democracy, this panel focuses on the enduring impact that race and slavery hold over U.S. politics. Featuring guest speaker Maya Sen of Harvard, presenting on "The Political Legacy of Southern Slavery," the panel include three Univ. of Kentucky faculty experts as well: Christia Spears Brown (Psychology), Melynda Price (UK Law), and Ray Block (AAAS & Political Science).
Cosponsored by the Quantitative Initiative for Social & Policy Research (QIPSR) and the College of Arts & Science's Keys to Our Common Future initiative.
UK Water Week 2017 Overflows With Events Oct. 7-13
By Carol Lea Spence
Water, essential to health, to the economy and to the sustainability of the environment, can be impacted by any number of things, not the least is the climate. The University of Kentucky’s Water Week 2017, a week of films, panel discussions, invited speakers and service activities, will examine climate change impacts on water quality.
UKY Hosts the 2017 Linguistic Institute
The University of Kentucky was proud to host the Linguistics Society of America’s (LSA) biennial Linguistic Institute, the world’s largest extended gathering of linguists.
For more information about the University of Kentucky Linguistics visit: linguistics.as.uky.edu/
Major in Health, Society & Populations
Check out the Health, Society & Populations major in A&S! Visit: health.as.uky.edu for more information.
Deportations and Forced Migrations: The View from Honduras

UK Student Receives Award Abroad for Outstanding Community Engagement
By Amaya DeVicente and Gail Hairston
UK Researchers Discover Archaic Greek Sites in Southern Italy
By Jennifer Sciantarelli and Whitney Hale
This summer, a team of University of Kentucky archaeologists explored two previously unknown archaic Greek sites in Calabria, Italy’s southernmost region, one of which may be the largest Greek mountain fort yet uncovered in this area of the country. These findings deepen scholarly understanding of Greek territorial organization in the toe of Italy, and of the interstate conflicts that occurred across the region throughout the sixth and fifth centuries B.C.