A University of Kentucky Arts and Sciences class will culminate its study of effective leadership next week with a talk from a war hero on the battlefield and back at home.

Former Army Ranger and Infantry Officer Nate Self will present "Leadership in Crisis" at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, in the Student Center Small Ballroom.

A University of Kentucky Arts and Sciences class will culminate its study of effective leadership next week with a talk from a war hero on the battlefield and back at home.

Former Army Ranger and Infantry Officer Nate Self will present "Leadership in Crisis" at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, in the Student Center Small Ballroom.

 For many members of the scientific community, returning to Earth's most fundamental elements can occasionally yield the greatest findings.  There's nothing more predictable on Earth than sunrise and sunset. And there's nothing more basic than blue-green algae.

This year's Thomas Hunt Morgan Lecturer is an expert on blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria.

 For many members of the scientific community, returning to Earth's most fundamental elements can occasionally yield the greatest findings.  There's nothing more predictable on Earth than sunrise and sunset. And there's nothing more basic than blue-green algae.

This year's Thomas Hunt Morgan Lecturer is an expert on blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria.

In 1834, Scottish naval engineer John Scott Russell observed a boat being pulled rapidly along a thin channel by a pair of horses. When the boat suddenly stopped, Russell noticed that the bow wave continued forward and moved down the channel "apparently without change of form or diminution of speed," according to his writings.

In 1834, Scottish naval engineer John Scott Russell observed a boat being pulled rapidly along a thin channel by a pair of horses. When the boat suddenly stopped, Russell noticed that the bow wave continued forward and moved down the channel "apparently without change of form or diminution of speed," according to his writings.