Nikky Finney Appointed Guy Davenport Endowed English Professor
English professor and 2011 National Book Award winner Nikky Finney was recently appointed the inaugural Guy Davenport Endowed English Professor, an award honoring one of UK's most distinguished professors.
Bluegrass Renaissance Book Launch
Bluegrass Renaissance: The History and Culture of Central Kentucky, 1792-1852
A new book on the Bluegrass Reion, edited by Jim Klotter and Dan Rowland will be comng out. Many of the books contributors are UK History department members, students and friends. The book Launch will be Sunday, September 16th at 4:00 PM at the Hunt-Morgan House on Gratz Park. For more information on the book, please visit: www.BluegrassRenaissance.wordpress.com
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Hunt-Morgan House on Gratz Park
A Layered Look: Alumna Audrey Rooney
Audrey Rooney received a doctoral degree from the Department of History in 1997. Her dissertation was a biography of the Ottonian cathedral of St. Mauritius in Magdeburg, Germany, and her research prior to that included a variety of subjects within art history, including studying the drawings beneath frescoes. In this podcast, Rooney reflects on her experiences as a doctoral student and researcher, and how the University of Kentucky is a cultural resource for students and community members alike.
How Cholesterol Promotes the Amyloidogenic Pathway of Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Charles Sanders of Vanderbilt University will be presenting a seminar entitled How Cholesterol Promotes the Amyloidogenic Pathway of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Facutly host: Dr. Yinan Wei
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CP-137
A new semester and new beginnings
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting all of our entering A&S students during the University’s K Week events, wherein we welcomed our largest undergraduate class ever. The official numbers are not in yet, but the University was set to enroll as many as 4700 new first-year students, up from 4100 last year. The total number of A&S majors is also set to achieve an enrollment high. As the College teaches 85% of all UK Core and 60% of all undergraduate students credit hours we will see almost all these new first-year students in our courses this fall. Educating such a large number of students can be exhilarating. On this issue, I am continually impressed, at the innovation and dedication of the A&S faculty. Over the last several months many departments have taken on curricular revisions. For just a few examples I offer the following: the Department of Mathematics offered a calculus boot camp for incoming students two weeks before classes started. Dubbed FastTrack, first-year students came to campus in early August for an intensive, two-week, 8-hour a day calculus study, and by all measures this pilot program was a success with plans for further expansion next year. The Chemistry Department has completely reimaged their General Chemistry courses, which is the most populous course in the entire University.
Outside the Classroom: Biology Lecturer Jennifer Osterhage on Running
Outside of all her academic pursuits, Jennifer Osterhage enjoys running – a lot, and she is quite successful as well. Last year she won the Louisville Sports Commission Half Marathon, and we asked her a couple of questions about her passion for running.
New Faculty 2012: Meet Chris Richards
The Department of Chemistry is excited to welcome professor Chris Richards to its faculty!
Professor Richards joins us this fall to research cell membrane receptors. His research group integrates nanotechnology, neuroscience, and biophysical chemistry, and is developing imaging techniques to investigate how these receptors are involved in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases and addiction.
New Faculty 2012: Meet Tiffany Barnes
The Department of Political Science is excited to welcome professor Tiffany Barnes to its faculty!