By Jenny Wells
Deborah Crooks, emerita associate professor of anthropology in the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the 2017 Franz Boas Distinguished Achievement Award by the Human Biology Association (HBA). The award honors members of the association for exemplary contribution to human biology in science, scholarship and professional service.
By Jenny Wells
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees today approved 16 University Research Professorships for the 2017-18 year.
The purpose of the University Research Professorship program is to recognize and publicize research accomplishments of scholars across the full range of disciplines at UK. The award amount is $10,000 for one year, to be used to further the research, scholarship and creative endeavors of the awardee.
Expanding Your Horizons
A Hands-On STEM Conference for Middle School Girls and their Parents
The Expanding Your Horizons Network is a volunteer community of STEM professionals, educators, parents, community leaders,
and government and corporate representatives from around the world.
A major goal of EYH is to enable girls to recognize their potential and pursue opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
By Kathy Johnson
Attorney General Andy Beshear, front, joined Emily Bonistall Postel's UK sociology class on victimology for a photo.
By Katie Pratt
In her research, Townsend compared container, vertical and hydroponic gardens to assess their ability to grow several different types of lettuces. Photo by Katie Pratt, Agricultural Communications.
By Loretta Stafford
For one University of Kentucky student in the College of Arts and Sciences, a routine class assignment turned into the opportunity to present at one of the most esteemed undergraduate philosophy symposiums in the Midwest.
By Jenny Wells
Volunteers planting trees on formerly mined land in Breathitt County, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Garland.
Earth Day 2017 may have been rainy in Kentucky, but that didn’t stop University of Kentucky students, faculty and staff from planting 2,500 trees.
By Gail Hairston
Geography Professor P.P. Karan will deliver a lecture, “Half a century in the Himalayas,” followed by a reception in honor of the 60 years he has been with the University of Kentucky.
By Gail Hairston
Robert B. Grossman, professor of chemistry at the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, has been re-elected to serve as faculty trustee on the university’s Board of Trustees. His new three-year term will end June 30, 2020.
