Dr. Kenneth Graham, an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Kentucky, has been selected as a recipient of a CAREER Award from the Department of Energy. This award supports the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and stimulates research programs in the disciplines supported by the DOE Office of Science.
During the Spring 2017 semester, A&S students along with high school students from the STEAM Academy created sidewalk chalk art to bring awareness to the homeless population in Kentucky.
This project was lead by Dr. Rosie Moosnick with help from Brian Jones (STEAM Academy), Mollie Rabiner (Living Arts and Science Center), Rob Parmley (Lexington Public Library), and Justin Bathon (UK Educational Leadership Dept).
For more information visit: http://www.as.uky.edu
By Gail Hairston and Jenny Wells
Professor Tom Troland talks total solar eclipse. See full interview here: https://youtu.be/dpXmSyd8UYY.
A&S congratulates Liliana Drucker and Madhu Srinivasan on their 2016 Outstanding Staff Awards! For more information visit: https://resources.as.uky.edu/outstanding-staff-award
By Mack McCormick and Whitney Hale
A&S history alumna and University Press of Kentucky author Judith Jennings has been named the recipient of the 2017 Sallie Bingham Award by the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Photo by Kopana Terry.
By Nate Harling
If you have been anywhere near the University of Kentucky’s Don & Cathy Jacobs Science Building this month, it is more than likely you heard at least one language you have never heard before. Since the beginning of July, there have been people on campus speaking a plethora languages ranging from Mauritian Creole to Farsi to Kalaallisut, the language spoken by the indigenous people of Greenland.
By Gail Hairston
Derek Young, University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences assistant professor of statistics, recently published his new book, “Handbook of Regression Methods,” which concisely covers numerous traditional, contemporary and nonstandard regression methods.
