PLACE SIMILARITY

I've thought, written, and talked a lot about the need to incorporate geographical and historical contingency--that is, idiosyncratic characteristics of place and history--in geosciences, in addition to (not instead of!) general or universal laws. I've also emphasized the fact that places and environmental systems have elements of uniqueness. This leads to the issue of how to measure or assess place similarity (or the similarity of different, e.g., landscapes, ecosystems, plant communities, soils, etc.). This is a way of thinking about this problem, dressed up with some formal mathematical symbolism. Though I'm personally pretty informal, I'm a big believer in formal statements in science, as it makes arguments at least partly independent of linguistic skills (or lack thereof). 

 

 

 

After Office Hours

This event brings faculty and staff into the halls and allows students to ask any questions they may have. This year we have academic advisors, campus activities staff, and faculty participating on our panel.

Date:
-
Location:
Blazer Hall - Rooms 241/249

Reality vs. Reality TV

Reality vs. Reality TV – This session looks closely at how pop culture influences our perception of relationships – both healthy and unhealthy.  Participants examine the relationships of various TV couples (including Disney, MTV, Bravo, and other celebrity couples) and discuss the impact edited/scripted relationships have on how we see relationships that play out in our daily non-edited/non-scripted lives.

This will count as a Wired event.

Date:
-
Location:
Champions Court 2

Academic Majors Fair

EXPLORE YOUR OPPORTUNITIES:  Featuring the Colleges of Agriculture, Food, & Environment, Arts & Sciences,Business & Economics, Communication, Design, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, & Social Work.

ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE: Featuring the Academy of Undergraduate Excellence, the National Student Exchange, Education Abroad, the Stuckert Career Center, & Undergraduate Studies.

This will count as a Wired event!

 

Date:
-
Location:
Student Center Grand Ballroom

Appalachian Forum and Film Screening and Discussion of Up the Ridge

Please, join the UK Appalachian Center for an Appalachian Forum in our Speaker Series on Civil Rights, Labor and Environmental Social Movements in Appalachia. This event is free and open to the public and will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in room 213 of Kastle Hall. This event will feature a screening of the film Up the Ridge, a documentary about the American Prison system. There will be a discussion of the film after the viewing. Our guests for the film discussion are Amelia Kirby, filmmaker and Development Director at the Appalachian Citizens Law Center and Melynda Price, UK Law faculty and Director of the African American & Africana Studies Program.

Date:
-
Location:
Kastle Hall, Room 213
Subscribe to