Join A&S political scientists Emily Bacchus, Stephen Voss, Michael Zilis, and Clayton Thyne, chair of the Political Science Department, as they discuss hot topics in the upcoming 2020 election, including: What are the electoral implications for the Supreme Court? Will the Senate flip? Will the question of a legitimate election cause unprecedented chaos? How are political protests playing a part?
Billy and Stacie interview special guest Crystal Good! Crystal is an advocate, entrepreneur, Affrilachian poet, and all-around superstar. Join Billy and Stacie as they talk about Crystal’s current projects, challenges and opportunities of being an Appalachian poet currently in LA, and one of her earliest projects: Valley Girl!
By Richard LeComte
The University of Kentucky has named 15 students as recipients of funding to the Lunsford Scholars Program in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kentucky.
The Lunsford Scholars Program provides Arts & Sciences students the chance to pursue out-of-the-classroom educational opportunities including education abroad, internships, service-based learning and undergraduate research both locally and outside of Kentucky. Aside from student scholarships, the donation also supports a symposium and speaker series to be held each year.
MCLLC Faculty Members and Alum Receive Awards from Kentucky World Language Association
By Richard LeComte
LEXINGTON, KY – Members of the Department of Modern & Classical Languages, Literatures & Cultures in the University of Kentucky’s College of Arts & Sciences have earned honors from the Kentucky World Language Association.
By Alicia Landon and Jenny Wells-Hosley
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Two University of Kentucky research projects have been selected to receive funding from the UK Center for Research on Violence Against Women (CRVAW).
Big Blue Crush 2020 – UK Campus
Roll up your sleeves, Cats fans! It’s time for Big Blue Crush, our annual blood battle against Tennessee. Save a life, and help Kentucky win by donating blood Nov. 16–20.
Campus blood donors will receive a limited edition long-sleeve Big Blue Crush T-shirt and a $5 Starbucks gift card.
Due to COVID-19 and to maintain social distancing, appointments are preferred. However, walk-ins will be accepted and processed as space allows. To schedule an appointment, call 800-775-2522 or scroll down and click on a blood drive listed below.
Monday, November 16
Buell Armory (6 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
Lewis Honors College (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Tuesday, November 17
Lewis Honors College (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Patterson Building (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
Wednesday, November 18
Lewis Honors College (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Patterson Building (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
Thursday, November 19
Lewis Honors College (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Patterson Building (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
Friday, November 20
Lewis Honors College (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Buell Armory (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
The History Department is launching a virtual History Symposium! Once each semester, we will invite you to an informal but in-depth discussion with our faculty experts on topics of broad interest and appeal. We’ll send you a short pre-circulated reading that will help focus our discussion and give you something to think about in advance, if you have the time. (And if not, no worries – please join us anyway)!
Our first symposium is Tuesday, October 27, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. (EDT) with Dr. Tracy Campbell, who will chat with us about his wonderful new book, The Year of Peril: America in 1942 (Yale). In it, Tracy explores a theme that really hits home right now – how a nation and a people respond to a time of crisis.
Click here for a short piece that Tracy wrote based on the book, as well as here for a brief chapter from it. And for those of you hankering for more, you can purchase the hardcover, Kindle version, or audiobook here.
Space is limited, so please register here to participate. You will have an opportunity to submit questions in advance or during the live Zoom conversation. We’re looking forward to a great conversation!
By Jenny Wells
Sumit R. Das, the Jack and Linda Gill Professor in the University of Kentucky Department of Physics and Astronomy, is serving as the 2019-20 UK College of Arts and Sciences’ Distinguished Professor and will deliver the annual Distinguished Professor Lecture next week.
Join Kate Leger, professor in the A&S Department of Psychology, and Sharon Martin, staff psychologist at UK's Counseling Center, in conversation with A&S Interim Dean Christian Brady as they look at the impact of the pandemic on our emotions, especially during the upcoming holidays.
With COVID-19 continuing to affect our lives, this discussion will focus on why the pandemic has been so harmful to our emotional health and well-being and how many of our normal coping strategies are no longer possible. As many deal with multiple layers of grief this holiday season, we will look at strategies to reduce negative emotions and maintain happiness during these unusual times.
On Oct. 17, UK at the Half aired an interview with Mark A. Prendergast, University Research Professor and director of the Neuroscience B.S. Degree Program in the College of Arts & Sciences. Prendergast discusses how neuroscience is expanding opportunities for underrepresented minorities.
