Statement From UK Administrators on News About the Breonna Taylor Investigation
Dear Members of the UK Community:
Sports, Social Justice, and Covid-19
Derrick White, professor in the UK History Department and African American and Africa Studies Program, and Amira Rose Davis, professor of History and African American Studies at The Pennsylvania State University, in conversation with A&S Interim Dean Christian Brady will examine how the intersection of Covid-19 and social justice made college and professional sports a site of activism and protest. The panelists will also discuss how it connects to a longer history of athletic activism.
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A&S Psychology Expert Discusses Family Stress
In an interview with LEX18 in Lexington, Michelle Martel, professor and director of clinical training for the University of Kentucky’s Psychology Department in the College of Arts & Sciences, says it’s OK for parents to feel overwhelmed and admit they need help at times.
“If you have family or close friends in the area that could provide support, that’s a great place to start,” Martel said.
Jewish Heritage Scholar in A&S Pursues Study in Development of Religions
By Richard LeComte
Austin Coke, a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences from Louisville, Kentucky, is a Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence Scholar for fall 2020.
A&S Math Professor Receives NSF Grant to Study Polytopes
By Richard LeComte
Benjamin Braun, associate professor of mathematics in the University of Kentucky’s College of Arts & Sciences, received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to research geometric objects called polytopes.
Passport to the World Goes Virtual for 2020-21
By Richard LeComte
2 Recent A&S Grads Selected to Teach in France
By Whitney Hale
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 21, 2020) — University of Kentucky graduates Calli Brooks and Tsage Douglas have been selected to participate in the Teaching Assistant Program in France.. The program offers recipients the opportunity to work in France for seven months teaching English to French students of all ages.