New Faculty 2014: Meet Betsy Beymer-Farris
The Department of Geography is excited to welcome Assistant Professor Betsy Beymer-Farris to its faculty!
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Mapping Every Element: Paul Karan and the Geography of China
Paul Karan of the Geography department will be instructing a course on China's geography in the Spring semester. It isn't just about maps, as Karan explains in this podcast, but rather the different ways many major elements of human life can connect in one field of study. Karan also details how and why this course can be beneficial to anyone, even those outside of the Geography major.
Finding Faults: Inside Sean Bemis' Research
Sean Bemis put his hands together side by side to demonstrate two plates of the earth’s crust with a smooth boundary running between them. But that boundary is not always smooth and those plates do not always sit together neatly, which makes the earth’s crust a dynamic and complex surface.
Growing & Strengthening: Two New Faculty Members in Hispanic Studies
Mónica Díaz and Matt Losada join the ranks of respected instructors and researchers in the Department of Hispanic Studies with a wealth of publications and teaching experience, as well as interest in Interdisciplinarity.
Biology Professor Helps Bring New York-based Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Therapeutics Company to Lexington
Gismo Therapeutics Inc., a New York-based biotech startup, has recently relocated its company to the University of Kentucky Advanced Science and Technology Commercialization Center, a business incubator housing new and emerging technology-based companies on UK’s campus.
Translating for the Stage with Alan McKendrick
The University of Kentucky has been playing host to Alan McKendrick, a Scottish playwright, stage director, and translator, as he works with students during a compressed, three-week course. Within the course, McKendrick and the students are working to translate and adapt a popular German play into American English with a Kentuckian twist. In this podcast, we speak to McKendrick about his previous work, the difficulties of adapting and translating plays, and the dynamics of the compressed course.
Office Hours with Katherine Behar
In the latest episode of Office Hours, we talked with Katherine Behar, an artist-in-residence at the University of Kentucky. Her exhibit, E-Waste is being host in join by the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Fine Arts. We discuss the contents of the exhibit, how each component operates, and how UK students have helped put it together.
New Faculty 2014: Meet Dave Jensen
The Department of Mathematics is excited to welcome Assistant Professor Dave Jensen to its faculty!
This podcast is part of a series highlighting the new faculty members who joined the College of Arts and Sciences in the fall 2014 semester.
STEMCats: Assisting with Science
While STEMCats may be one of the newest Living Learning Communities on campus, it is providing incoming students with many unique opportunities. Students are not only able to live on campus and take courses with like-minded peers, but STEMCats also allows incoming freshmen students to participate in research and connect with peers, upperclassmen, and professors. In this podcast, we talk with several Undergraduate Instructional Assistants, or UIA’s, who have been building connections with STEMCats freshmen through sharing their experiences.
New Faculty 2014: Meet Andrew Ewell
The English Department is excited to welcome Assistant Professor Andrew Ewell to its faculty! This podcast is part of a series highlighting the new faculty members who joined the College of Arts and Sciences in the Fall 2014 semester.