Anthroplogy Graduate Student Wins National Prize for Research Paper

By Gail Hairston

University of Kentucky graduate student in anthropology, Mary Elizabeth Schmid, won the Eric R. Wolf Prize from the Society for the Anthropology of Work for her paper "Tomatoes and Temporality: Political Economies of Time in the Fresh-Market Tomato Industry in the Southeastern U.S." The award is presented by the American Anthropological Association.

STEM Night at Veterans Park Elementary

Representatives from the A&S Neuroscience program and Chemistry and Physics departments attended the first annual STEM Night at Veterans Park Elementary School. The night included many hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities for all ages.

History of the Universe from the Big Bang to Now

Professor Ganpathy Murthy from the Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Kentucky, will give an overview of our understanding of cosmology followed by a discussion. Emphasis will be placed both on what we know and on the evidence for what we know. The event is designed to be entertaining and accessible to all without sacrificing scientific accuracy. Everyone curious about science is welcome!
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WT Young Library

UK, Local High School Students Celebrate World Languages Day

By Gail Hairston

 For the second year, the University of Kentucky will observe World Languages Day Friday, Feb. 24.

The event is organized by UK College of Arts and Sciences Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Hispanic Studies and the college’s International Student and Programs represented by coordinator Megan Koshurba.

Martínez Novo Receives ACLS Fellowship to Complete Her Book About Indigenous Rights in Latin America

By Gail Hairston

University of Kentucky Associate Professor of Anthropology Carmen Martínez Novo has been awarded an American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship for the year 2017-2018.

She will use it to complete her new book, tentatively titled “The Decline of Indigenous Rights in Latin America.” Martínez Novo will address the following questions:

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