Dean Mark Kornbluh 2020 Graduation Address
Mark Kornbluh, Dean of the UK College of Arts and Sciences, shares a special message to the A&S Class of 2020. Congratulations!
Mark Kornbluh, Dean of the UK College of Arts and Sciences, shares a special message to the A&S Class of 2020. Congratulations!
By Guy Ramsey, Amy Jones-Timoney and Brad Nally
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 8, 2020) — Twenty-five years ago, Nazr Mohammed left Chicago to enroll at the University of Kentucky. Mohammed chased his dreams as a basketball player and a student, and embarked on a journey that has seen him succeed at every turn.
Klingon in “Star Trek” and Dothraki in “Game of Thrones” are invented languages that linguists concocted to enhance the world-building of fantasy works. Students taking classes online in UK’s College of Arts & Sciences can learn to create their own language under the tutelage of Andrew M. Byrd, Associate Professor of Linguistics.
The class, LIN 200: How to Create Your Own Language, organizes students into groups of three. They learn how words can be constructed, posit word orders and even create their own writing systems.
By Catherine Brereton
Students in GEO 365 Race, Food and Environment found themselves sitting at a “kitchen table” rather than in a traditional classroom for their final exam at the end of the fall 2019 semester.
The setting was part of Priscilla McCutcheon’s work to break down barriers, foster conversation and empower her students to engage in a low-pressure but sometimes uncomfortable discourse.
We are experiencing a historic crisis with the COVID-19 pandemic that will have far-reaching consequences for every aspect of our lives. What does this mean for criminal behavior? Early reports have shown that social isolation has reduced criminal activity, but skeptics question how long this pattern will last and raise concerns about crimes that occur outside of the public eye, such as domestic and family violence. What does this mean for crime control as police are also affected by exposure to the virus and their duties have shifted in response to social changes?
A course in multi-variable calculus offered during summer 2020. Topics include vectors and geometry of space, three-dimensional vector calculus, partial derivatives, double and triple integrals, integration on surfaces, Green's theorem. Optional topics include Stokes' theorem and the Gauss' divergence theorem. Prereq: MA 114 or MA 138 or equivalent.
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