At the beginning of the Fall 2011 semester, we met with all of the new faculty hires in the College of Arts and Sciences. This series of podcasts introduces them and their research interests. Doo Young Kim is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry. Young’s area of focus is carbon materials and energy related research, such as fuel cells, supercapacitors and batteries. In addition to this research, he also has an interest in neuroscience and electrochemistry.

At the beginning of the Fall 2011 semester, we met with all of the new faculty hires in the College of Arts and Sciences. This series of podcasts introduces them and their research interests. Tony Stallins is an associate professor in the Department of Geography. He focuses his area of research on biogeography--specifically biogeomorphology--and climatology.

Laura Garrison was one of a group of students that went to Shanghai University with professor Matt Wells over the summer. She told us about the skill of her Chinese language teacher during the immersion-style classes, and the adventures she had during her free time in China.

At the beginning of the Fall 2011 semester, we met with all of the new faculty hires in the College of Arts and Sciences. This series of podcasts introduces them and their research interests.

Akiko Takenaka is a professor in the Department of History and specializes in the social and cultural history of modern Japan, specifically the Asia-Pacific War. Takenaka discusses her research on the competing histories of World War II and how she uses the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo as a vehicle through which to analyze those narratives in Japan.

Allison Harnish is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology. Harnish recently received a Fulbright Grant for her research on the environmental and economic ramifications of displacement and resettlement along the Zambezi River in Zambia. In particular, Harnish focuses on how women and children have been affected by these changes.

Reactions, first impressions, hopes and ambitions abound in Keeneland Hall, the home of the brand new A&S Wired Residential College. Hear from students and parents about move-in day 2011!

Rick Sellnow, an undergraduate senior, visited China over the summer with the International Scholar Laureate Program. During his relatively quick visit to China, he covered a lot of ground! Find out more about his time in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Xi'an.