Originally from southern West Virginia, Ron Eller has spent more than 40 years writing and teaching about the Appalachian region. He served for 15 years as the director of the UK Appalachian Center where he coordinated research and service programs on a wide range of Appalachian policy issues including education, health care, economic development, civic leadership and the environment.
Born in the Jiangsu province in China, Bing Zhang arrived in the United States to study at UK in 1989. Zhang flourished at UK, diving deep into graduate statistics courses and work, tutoring in English, pursuing an active life in the Department of Statistics and experiencing life among a growing Chinese student population on campus and in the community. A successful student, Zhang earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in statistics in 1991 and 1994 respectively. He also earned a master’s in computer science from UK in 1993.
Writing Civil War History in the Twenty-First Century
Amy Murrell Taylor - 2020-21 A&S Distinguished Professor
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 15, 2021) — Numbers are kind of Katherine Thompson’s thing.
“I think it runs in my blood,” Thompson said. “My mom taught high school math and AP statistics, so math was a natural progression when I started thinking about college and what field I wanted to pursue.”
Billy and Stacie welcome Dr. Eddie Sloane of the Catholic Committee of Appalachia! In this episode, they discuss the prominence of Catholicism in Appalachia, the work Dr. Sloane does with Villanova University, and all the wonderful programs the Catholic Committee of Appalachia offers!
In this episode, Stacie and Billy welcome to the show the hosts of HindmanCast: Corey Terry and Jordan Collins. Join us in conversations about the Hindman Settlement school, its history, and the impact it has had on the Appalachian region. Also, don’t forget to visit the Hindman Settlement School’s website, hindman.org, to read about HSS, and maybe even buy some of their cool merch!
By Vice President for Research Lisa Cassis
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Chad Risko has accepted our offer to be the new Faculty Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research. Dr. Risko is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Kentucky (UK).
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 13, 2021) — For Sydney Clark, every day presents challenges. She was born with a genetic condition that resulted in vision loss over time.
By the time she was a teenager, she was almost completely blind.
“Accessibility is always an issue,” Clark said. “I've never had an experience where accessibility wasn't an issue."
Join us for the 2nd Annual Linguistics Homecoming featuring Sarah Marks, Linguistics Class of 1999.
Sarah Tully Marks, MD, MA, FAAFP graduated from UK with a Bachelor of Arts degree in linguistics and English. She received her Master of Arts in linguistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and then returned to UK for medical school. She completed her family medicine residency at St. Joseph Family Medicine Residency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Throughout it all, she has taught undergraduates, medical students, residents, and students throughout the health professions.
Her teaching and clinical interests continue to be informed by her love of language. After recently speaking to family medicine residents about how language affects our colleagues and patients, she has reflected on its role throughout her life and career. She will come speak to those reflections and the importance her linguistics training has had at various stages of her life and career.
The talk will take place in the WTY Library Multipurpose Room B108C, followed by a reception.
*This event will follow all university-wide health and safety protocols. Masks will be required for attendees*
Watch live here: https://uky.zoom.us/s/86897106817
