Expanding Your Horizons Seeks UK Students to be STEM Role Models
By Carol Lea Spence
Amelia Baylon, NRES student, helps middle-school students measure a tree during 2017 Expanding Your Horizons STEM workshop. Photo by Carol Lea Spence.
Chemistry & Biology Majors Among Six UK Students to Win Kentucky Academy of Science Awards
By Dominique Page
Six University of Kentucky students took honors at the Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) Annual Meeting held Nov. 3-4, at Murray State University. With more than 500 scientists and students in attendance, hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students from Kentucky and regional colleges and universities participated in the research competitions.
The UK students who won awards in the KAS student competitions are as follows:
Animal Ag In Mod World
Relationships of food production and consumption to income of humans throughout the world; major livestock (beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and horses) production areas of the world; relationships between live animal merit and yield of retail cuts of meat; identification of skeletal components; identification and functions of reproductive and digestive tract components; characteristics of breeds of beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and horses.
Coveted Creative Writing Residency to Benefit UK Students, Published Authors
By Gail Hairston
Artist's rendering of Mill House at Glendower, the setting for new UK creative writing residency program.
Built more than 225 years ago, the Mill House at Glendower is a secluded, pastoral location to escape the bustle of daily life, a place to reflect, to create.
Tillson and Gossett to Deliver December 2017 Commencement Addresses
By Jenny Wells
Martha Tillson (left) and Sarah Gossett will deliver speeches at the December 2017 Commencement Ceremonies Friday, Dec. 15.
Ettensohn Recognized for Contributions to Geological Education
By Tatyanna Pruitt
Frank Ettensohn, professor in the University of Kentucky Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, has received the Grover E. Murray Memorial Distinguished Educator Award for 2018 from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), an international association of petroleum geologists. The award is given in recognition of distinguished and outstanding contributions to geological education.
Philosophy Alumni Spotlight: Andrew Grotto
By Julie Wrinn
“Kentucky Is a Pretty Special Place”
The Transformation of Andrew Grotto from High School Underachiever to Cybersecurity Wonk
Winners of Oswald Research, Creativity Competition Named
By Gail Hairston
The University of Kentucky recently announced the 16 undergraduate winners of the 53rd annual Oswald Research and Creativity Competition.
Established in 1964 by former UK President John Oswald, the Oswald Research and Creativity Program encourages research and creative activities by undergraduate students at UK. The objectives of the program are to stimulate creative work by undergraduate students and to recognize individuals who demonstrate outstanding achievement.