Randal Voss: Salamander Research at UK
At any given time, hundreds of salamanders are being bred at the University of Kentucky. "We have the only captive-bred salamander population in the world where people can call us up, and we can do the breedings, make those resources and ship them out nationally and internationally," says Randal Voss, a professor of biology and faculty associate of the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC).
Undergraduate Research at UK
Students, as well as A&S faculty members Chris Crawford (Physics) and Melody Carswell (Psychology) talk about the undergraduate research opportunities at UK.
This video appears courtesy of Reveal: University of Kentucky Research Media research.uky.edu/reveal/index.shtml
“Feebler Voices?” Men in the American Women's Rights Movement, 1830-1890
WHAT: “Feebler Voices?” Men in the American Women's Rights Movement, 1830-1890
WHO: Professor Hélène Quanquin, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3)
WHERE: Niles Gallery, Lucile Little Fine Arts Library
WHEN: Monday, August 27th 3:00 pm
Professor Hélène Quanquin (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3) is a well-regarded historian of American culture with particular expertise on the history of feminism in the US, the history of American reform, and the history of masculinity in the US. Professor Quanquin will be on campus as part of the Global Connections initiative, a project which links courses at UK to courses taught at universities around the world. As part of this program, Professor Quanquin is team-teaching with Professor Kathi Kern History 405: The History of Women in the United States, 1900-present, offered this fall.
Professor Quanquin’s lecture is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the University of Kentucky History Department.
Poets Kim Addonizio, Julia Johnson to Present at Writers Conference
Award-winning poet and associate professor of English Julia Johnson will present workshops, readings and a craft talk at the 2012 Kentucky Women Writers Conference.
Metal Assisted Bond Activation of Olefins: Spectroscopy and Structure
Sudesh Kumari of the UK Chemistry Department will be presenting a seminar entitled Metal Assisted Bond Activation of Olefins: Spectroscopy and Structure.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dong-Sheng Yang
Golding Describes Benefits of Facebook in Inside Higher Education Op-ed
Jonathan Golding, professor in the Department of Psychology in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, was recently featured in Inside Higher Education describing his integration of Facebook into his courses.
WUKY, UK Army ROTC to Host Inaugural Kentucky National Guard Bluegrass Mud Run
This 5K run will begin at UK's Commonwealth Stadium and proceed through obstacles designed by members of UK Army ROTC. The obstacle course will be challenging yet fun and will be made to get runners muddy.
Boyd Wins Preservation Award for Crawfish Bottom Book
UK oral historian Doug Boyd wins historic preservation award for a book chronicling what it was like to live in the notorious Crawfish Bottom community of Frankfort, Ky. The book was published by University Press of Kentucky.
An American Geographer in China: Richard Schein
At the end of March 2012, the American Studies Center at Shanghai University hosted a symposium on Urbanization in the American South.