Course will cover risks and rates, types of spatial data, visualizing spatial data, analysis of spatial point patterns, spatial clustering of health events based on case control studies, and based on regional counts, linking spatial exposure data to health events through regression modeling, Bayesian spatial analysis.
This course surveys methods for analyzing data with missing observations. This includes methods for data missing completely at random including hot deck cold deck, mean substitution, and single imputation; methods for data missing at random including multiple imputation and weighted estimating equations and methods for data missing not at random including pattern mixture models, selection models, and shared random effects models.
This course surveys methods for analyzing public health data collected over time. Methods covered include smoothing time series data, the modeling of stationary time series for Gaussian, dichotomous, and case count responses, methods for detecting the clustering of disease over time, and methods for the surveillance of infectious diseases in real time.
A lecture and lab course emphasizing the role of microbial processes on elemental and pollutant cycling in terrestrial soils and aquatic sediments. Soils and sediments from different ecosystems are evaluated for microbial community composition and biogeochemical cycling of organic and inorganic nutrients and pollutants using advanced molecular and laboratory techniques. Several all day field trips and laboratory exercise required. Limited to eight students total, at the senior or higher level standing. Prereq: CHE 105, 107, 111, 113. Same as: PLS 450G.
Important aspects of the functions of natural and constructed wetlands as water purifiers. Principles and mechanisms of the purification process, design, construction, operation and management criteria for efficient usage. Case studies and design problems of constructed wetlands on mining, agricultural, industrial and municipal wastewater treatment applications. Two all day field trips are required.
A lecture and lab course emphasizing the role of microbial processes on elemental and pollutant cycling in terrestrial soils and aquatic sediments. Soils and sediments from different ecosystems are evaluated for microbial community composition and biogeochemical cycling of organic and inorganic nutrients and pollutants using advanced molecular and laboratory techniques. Several all day field trips and laboratory exercise required. Limited to eight students total, at the senior or higher level standing. Prereq: CHE 105, 107, 111, 113. Same as: NRC 450G.
Important aspects of the functions of natural and constructed wetlands as water purifiers. Principles and mechanisms of the purification process, design, construction, operation and management criteria for efficient usage. Case studies and design problems of constructed wetlands on mining, agricultural, industrial and municipal wastewater treatment applications. Two all day field trips are required.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 6, 2021) — The University of Kentucky is home to the largest survey of American dialects, which contains 90 years’ worth of linguistic data.
By Richard LeComte
LEXINGTON, Ky – The Earth’s mantle has spontaneous magnetism, contrary to what was believed until recently, and one University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences professor wants geophysicists to go figure out why.
By Richard LeComte
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- When Horace Bartilow was growing up in Jamaica in the 1970s, he’d watch helicopters carrying herbicide fly overhead. They were headed for the marijuana crops that farmers were growing in the center of the island --— one facet of the U.S. global war on drugs.
