UK professor recognized by ESPN2 for ‘Going the Extra Yard’
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 26, 2022) — Keaton Upshaw, a senior tight end for the Kentucky Wildcats, understands the demand of one of football’s true hybrid positions.
Running routes and catching passes on one play, then blocking a linebacker the next, means taking extra steps in practice to be prepared. It means sometimes going the extra yard.
A&S Faculty Voices: Frank X Walker. Dept of English
Acclaimed professor, author, and poet Frank X Walker discusses his passions for teaching and writing, and what makes the University of Kentucky Department of English such an outstanding program!
A&S students selected as 5-Minute Fast Track Research Competition finalists
By Jesi Jones-Bowman
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 24, 2022)The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research has announced the fourth 5-Minute Fast Track Research Competition finalists. These undergraduates competed in the competition’s preliminary round and were selected as Top 10 finalists to present their research during the final round from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, in The Cornerstone’s eSports Theater.
Perchance to Dream: UK Appalachian Study Offers Opportunities to Understand ‘Hot Spots’ for Lack of Sleep Even as Flooding Affects Target Communities
By Richard LeComte
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Abbey Loar, a University of Kentucky junior psychology major, wants to help people in rural communities, and her major offers her the chance to do just that: She’s going to be working on a project to study why people in Appalachia don’t get enough sleep.
"Human Origins and Dispersals: Fossil and Genomic Perspectives"
Hugo Reyes-Centeno HEVA (Human Evolution & Virtual Anthropology Lab) EduceLab
Dr. Hugo Reyes-Centeno is an evolutionary anthropologist specializing on the emergence of modern human anatomy and behavior over the last million years. In addition, he conducts inter-disciplinary research on human biocultural diversity and the study of natural and cultural heritage worldwide. Prior to joining the University of Kentucky in 2020 as Assistant Professor of Anthropology, he served as Scientific Coordinator and co-founder of the Center for Advanced Studies “Words, Bones, Genes, Tools” at the University of Tübingen (Germany), where he also completed a dissertation in the Institute of Archaeological Science and the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironments. His research has appeared in Cell, PNAS, Journal of Human Evolution, and PLoS Genetics, among other venues. He has performed paleontological and archaeological fieldwork in France, Italy, Peru, the Philippines, and Spain. Currently, he serves as Co-PI of the NSF-funded EduceLab: Infrastructure for Next Generation Heritage Science.
Abstract: Despite consensus on the emergence of anatomically modern humans in Africa and their subsequent dispersal into the rest of the world, the mode and timing of these processes remain controversial topics. In addressing them, data on human anatomical and genomic variation have sometimes generated conflicting inferences. Therefore, approaches that consider both lines of evidence under a common theoretical framework are important for reconciling competing evolutionary models. In this talk, I highlight research that tests competing models of human dispersal out of Africa, which applies quantitative genetic and population genetic methods to anatomical and genomic data. I discuss the caveats of these conclusions, including the influence of admixture between modern humans and other hominins. Furthermore, I examine how these findings align with the known human fossil record and a growing inventory of ancient genomes from archaeological and paleontological contexts. Finally, I review how ongoing field and laboratory projects in Eastern Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America shed light on human evolution, adaptations, and dispersals.
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A&S Alumni Tailgate
Tailgate with A&S alumni and friends before Kentucky and Georgia fight like cats and dogs!
Join Dean Ana Franco-Watkins for tailgate food and drinks, games, and A&S giveaways. All College of Arts & Sciences alumni are welcome to attend.
Reserve your spot HERE for the tailgate now - Space is limited!
The A&S Alumni Tailgate will begin at 1:30 p.m. with the game starting at 3:30 p.m. Times are subject to change. Food and drink are served at no cost.
The A&S Alumni Tailgate location will be at the Commonwealth Lawn, located in the Main Lot by Kroger Field.
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