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New Podcast Tackles Current Events With a 'Brief History of History'
Have you ever wondered if your vote actually counts? Is a drone or a dog more useful in a combat zone? How long has there actually been a war on Christmas? And why is it taking so long to elect a female president?
$200,000 Available for Sustainability Projects
The University of Kentucky Sustainability Challenge Grant Program is funding sustainability projects on campus for the second year and with double the funds. This year, $200,000 is available to interdisciplinary teams working on sustainability-driven projects.
The Proton and the Future of Particle Physics
The Proton and the Future of Particle Physics by Richard Hill, University of Chicago.
UK Statistics Professor Writes New Book
Because of incomplete or partial data, it can be hard to calculate accurate approximations important to scientific work such as medical research.
Cinema, Slavery, and Brazilian Nationalism
By studying Brazilian films released between 1976 and 2005, Gordon examines how the films both define the national community and influence viewer understandings of "Brazilianness." Though the films he examines span decades, they all communicate their revised version of Brazilian national identity through a cinematic strategy with a dual aim: to upset ingrained ways of thinking about Brazil and to persuade those who watch the films to accept a new way of understanding their national community.
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Few Slots Remain for Poetry Workshops With Kathleen Driskell, Angela Ball
Kathleen Driskell, the Kentucky poet behind the new collection, "Next Door to the Dead," and award-winning poet Angela Ball are among the featured presenters at this year's Kentucky Women Writers Conference being held Sept. 11-12, in Lexington.
UK A&S Professor Mentioned in Earth Magazine
Kent Ratajeski, a geologist and professor of earth and environmental science at the University of Kentucky, was mentioned in an article on earthmagazine.com.
Chellgren Center Names 36 New Fellows, Five Endowed Professorships
The University of Kentucky Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence honored its newest class of Chellgren Fellows Sunday, Aug. 23. Five Chellgren Endowed Professorships were also announced.
Black Arts Movement Icon Sonia Sanchez Returns to Ky. Women Writers Conference
Legendary 81-year-old poet Sonia Sanchez will return to the upcoming Kentucky Women Writers Conference on the 10th anniversary of the founding of the conference series named for her.