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UK professor recognized by ESPN2 for ‘Going the Extra Yard’

By Lindsey Piercy 

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 26, 2022) — Keaton Upshaw, a senior tight end for the Kentucky Wildcats, understands the demand of one of football’s true hybrid positions.

Running routes and catching passes on one play, then blocking a linebacker the next, means taking extra steps in practice to be prepared. It means sometimes going the extra yard.

A&S students selected as 5-Minute Fast Track Research Competition finalists

By Jesi Jones-Bowman

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 24, 2022)The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research has announced the fourth 5-Minute Fast Track Research Competition finalists. These undergraduates competed in the competition’s preliminary round and were selected as Top 10 finalists to present their research during the final round from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, in The Cornerstone’s eSports Theater.

Perchance to Dream: UK Appalachian Study Offers Opportunities to Understand ‘Hot Spots’ for Lack of Sleep Even as Flooding Affects Target Communities 

By Richard LeComte 

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Abbey Loar, a University of Kentucky junior psychology major, wants to help people in rural communities, and her major offers her the chance to do just that: She’s going to be working on a project to study why people in Appalachia don’t get enough sleep. 

Substance Abuse Treatment In Counseling Psychology

This course introduces graduate students to the field of chemical dependency and substance abuse, their assessment and treatment with an emphasis on counseling settings and practice. In depth issues surrounding addiction, etiology, diagnosis and treatment will be explored. Our focus will be on theories of addiction, physiological, and psychology of addiction, and treatment approaches with a significant emphasis on treatment issues related to gender and racial diversity.

Sustainable Materials And Recycling Technologies (Smart)

This course addresses the What?, Why? and How? of recycling. The What? includes a discussion of the various waste classification and recycling codes that are currently used and why they were developed. The Why? begins with a description of Economic Value Stream Mapping and Life Cycle Analysis, and how these are used to justify specific wastes to target for recovery. The How? is a detailed discussion of current and emerging industrial recycling technologies, with a focus on those used in the recycling of metals (non-ferrous, precious and REEs) and plastics.

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