What’s New in Science
3/22/2012 - Understanding Evolution Through Genomes
Speaker: Randal Voss (Department of Biology)
Date: March 22, 2012 at 7:00 pm Seating is Limited. Reservations required.
Location: Davis Marksbury Building
Visit http://www.as.uky.edu/new-in-science for more information.
What’s New in Science
2/22/2012 - Chemistry and Modern Life
Speaker: John Anthony (Department of Chemistry)
Date: February 22, 2012 at 7:00 pm Seating is limited. Reservations required.
Location: Davis Marksbury Building
Visit http://www.as.uky.edu/new-in-science for more information.
Series kicks off this Thursday with Linguistics professor Rusty Barrett, with a lecture entitled "Sickening Queens"
Next lecture in "Place Matters" series to take place this Friday. The talk is entitled "Somewheres on the Track: Place, Art, and Music in Eastern Kentucky"
There are all sorts of rare materials in UK Libraries, including a huge collection of books and posters from the former Soviet Union. With the 2012-2013 academic school year's A&S Passport to the World initiative focusing on Russia and its neighbors, the collection will get some extra exposure.
The annual Darwin Lecture Series will feature Eugenie C. Scott, who will present a lecture titled "Darwin: Demon or Revolutionary?" Presented by the Kentucky Section of the American Institute for Professional Geologists, the lecture will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Singletary Center for the Arts Recital Hall.
Looking for some extra credit hours this semester? Don’t forget to check out our mid-semester, 2 credit-hour courses. This spring A&S is offering Passport to China, which is part of the larger Year of China programming, Community 101, Composing with Visuals, and the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
These classes are a great way to explore new topics and gain extra credit hours – for more information, contact your advisor.
Sunday morning I awoke to the news that Whitney Houston had passed away.
(Photo credit: Size Doesn’t Matter Blog)
12 UK ROTC honored last Friday for being selected for training in a position that involves frequent flight.
