UK Math Professor Receives KYMAA Award
University of Kentucky math professor Carl Lee received the Kentucky Mathematical Association of America award, an award given annually to one mathematician from across the state.
Tice Authors New Book, To Give Lecture
By Jenny Wells
Karen Tice, associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Education Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, recently authored her new book, "Queens of Academe: Beauty Pageantry, Student Bodies, and Campus Life," published by Oxford University Press.
UK to Host 65th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference
The conference, an internationally esteemed colloquium for scholars of language, literature and culture, begins Thursday, April 19, across the UK campus.
"Seeking the Good Life in America: Lessons from the Appalachian Past" with Ron Eller
In April of 2012, Ron Eller delivered the annual Distinguished Professor Lecture. Eller is a professor in the Department of History and has spent more than 40 years teaching and writing about the Appalachian region. His lecture was entitled “Seeking the Good Life in America: Lessons from the Appalachian Past,” and is available in this podcast in its entirety.
Appalachian Forum, Book Signing, and Panel
The Appalachian Center and University Press of Kentucky are hosting three events to celebrate Appalachia on Friday, April 20th:
3:30 p.m. @ Memorial Hall - Helen Lewis and Judi Jennings will give an Appalachian Forum based on their new book, Helen Matthews Lewis: Living Social Justice in Appalachia
5:30-6:30p.m. @ The UK Appalachian Center will host a dinner reception and book-signing for Helen and Judie; editors Robert L. Ludke & Phillip Obermiller with authors published in Appalachian Health and Well-Being; Ted Olson, editor of The Hills Remember: The Complete Short Stories of James Still; and Ellen Riggle and Sharon Rostosky, eds. of A Positive View for LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-Being.
7:00p.m. @ Memorial Hall - there will be a panel of those who have written Appalachian Health and Well-Being, The HIlls Remember, and A Positive View for LGBTQ to talk about those books and take questiosn from the audience.
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Appalachian Forum: Panel of Appalachian authors
There will be a panel of those who have written Appalachian Health and Well-Being, Helen Matthews Lewis: Living Social Justice in Appalachia, The Hills Remember, and A Positive View for LGBTQ to talk about those books and take questions from the audience.
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Memorial Hall
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Appalachian Forum: Dinner reception & booksigning event
Dinner reception and booksigning event for Helen and Judi; the authors published in Appalachian Health and Well-Being; Ted Olson, editor of The Hills Remember: The Complete Short Stories of James Still; and Ellen Riggle and Sharon Rostosky, eds. of A Positive View for LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-Being. At 7PM, in Memorial Hall, there will be a panel of those who have written Appalachian Health and Well-Being, The Hills Remember, and A Positive View for LGBTQ to talk about those books and take questions from the audience.
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Appalachian Center, 624 Maxwelton Court
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Appalachian Forum: Helen Lewis & Judi Jennings
Helen Lewis and Judi Jennings will give an Appalachian Forum based on their new book, Helen Matthews Lewis: Living Social Justice in Appalachia.
Date:
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Memorial Hall
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Two UK Students Recognized by Goldwater Scholarship Program
UK sophomore and A&S Hiver Josiah Hanna and junior David Spencer have received honorable mention recognition from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.