K Week
K Week is a kick-off to the fall semester and includes a week of events to welcome students to the University of Kentucky. With programs and events spanning across five days, there is certainly something for everyone!
Learn more: http://www.uky.edu/nsfp/k-week
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First Day of Classes - Summer II
Full calendar for Summer II session: http://www.uky.edu/registrar/content/summer-ii-2017-eight-week
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#IAmAWomanInSTEM Awards 11 Students for Promoting STEM Education, Careers to Women
By Jenny Wells
The University of Kentucky’s #IAmAWomanInSTEM project has awarded scholarships to 11 UK students for project proposals that promote STEM education and careers for women.
Pool Finds Evidence for Shared Governance in Ancient Mexico
By Gail Hairston
For much of his career, University of Kentucky Professor of Anthropology Christopher Pool has been fascinated by Mexico’s ancient Olmec culture, with its gargantuan heads sculpted in stone and more mundane relics its artisans etched in ceramic.
New Summer Workshop Introduces High School, Undergraduate Students to Statistics and Related Careers
By Mallory Powell
From May 22 through June 7, a new summer workshop will introduce high school and undergraduate students to statistics and careers in the field. At “Statistics Facts and Snacks,” students will learn about what a statistician does, requirements to pursue higher education in statistics, and introductory statistical programming techniques.
UK Team Receives NIH Award to Explore How Macrophage Phenotypes Influence Tissue Regeneration
By Jenny Wells
Tissue regeneration is complex and involves the dynamic interaction of many cellular and physiological processes. Understanding how these processes interact to regulate regeneration requires working across disciplines. In support of an interdisciplinary approach, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded researchers at the University of Kentucky a five-year, $1.65 million grant from its National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) to study how inflammatory cells can regulate tissue regeneration in mammals.
UK Researchers Identify Macrophages as Key Factor for Regeneration in Mammals
By Jenny Wells
Macrophages from an African spiny mouse promote tissue regeneration.
Guiton Group Observes Hafnia Transformation Using Advanced Microscopy Techniques
By Shana Hutchins and Jenny Wells
The authors observed in real-time the transformation of a HfO2 nanorod from its room temperature to tetragonal phase, at 1000° less than its bulk temperature. Nanorod surfaces and twin boundary defects (pictured here) serve to kinetically trap this phase.