Study May Explain the Nation’s Growing Racial Achievement Gap
For decades, researchers and scholars have studied what some call the “racial achievement gap” in academics and careers, without having a clear understanding why such a gap exists.
UK Lands 49 on SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
By Eric Lindsey
(April 27, 2016) — Student-athletes from all of the University of Kentucky's winter teams combined to earn a total of 49 spots on the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Spring Academic Honor Roll, the league announced Wednesday.
Faculty, Teaching Assistants Honored at 2016 Faculty Awards Ceremony
Provost Tim Tracy honored five faculty members and four teaching assistants with Provost's Outstanding Teaching Awards at the 2016 UK Faculty Awards Ceremony. The William B. Sturgill Award and the Albert D. and Elizabeth H. Kirwan Memorial Prize were also awarded at the ceremony.
Andrew Hippisley One of Only 33 Chosen for Prestigious ACE Fellowship
University of Kentucky Professor Andrew Hippisley has been selected to participate in the American Council on Education's (ACE) ACE Fellows Program, the longest running leadership development program in the United States.
Nobel Prize Winner Wilczek to Speak on 'Intersections of Art and Science' in Upcoming Lecture
The University of Kentucky Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering are proud to have Nobel Prize Winner Frank Wilczek on campus this week as he delivers his lecture “Some Intersections of Art and Science.” The lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at Memorial Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Committee on Social Theory Fall Distinguished Lecturer
The Committee on Social Theory is excited to announce that Dr. Elizabeth Shove will be the next Fall Distinguished Lecturer. Please mark your calendars for October 14th, 2016.
Elizabeth Shove is professor of Sociology at Lancaster University and co-director of the DEMAND research centre (Dynamics of Energy, Mobility and Demand). She has written about consumption and everyday life (Comfort, Cleanliness and Convenience, 2003) and about social practice (The Dynamics of Social Practice, 2007) and is currently interested in bringing various strands of social theory to bear on issues of energy demand and mobility.
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W.T. Young Library Auditorium
UK Researchers DeRouchey, Richards and Yang Awarded NSF Grant to Develop New Imaging and Data Collection Platform
A new instrument to be developed by University of Kentucky researchers will overcome current limitations in fluorescence microscopy and could accelerate basic scientific discoveries.
UK Researchers One Step Closer to Understanding Regeneration in Mammals
By Whitney Harder
(April 25, 2016) — A long-standing question in biology is why humans have poor regenerative ability compared to other vertebrates? While tissue injury normally causes us to produce scar tissue, why can't we regenerate an entire digit or piece of skin? A group of University of Kentucky researchers is one step closer to answering these questions after studying a unique mammal, and its ears.