Language Talk - Episode 19

News and Updates for the 2017-18 School Year features host Laura Roché Youngworth discussing upcoming KWLA events and developments at the state level related to World Languages with KWLA President Lucas Gravitt, President-Elect Emmanuel Anama-Green, and World Languages Consultant for the Kentucky Department of Education Alfonso De Torres Núñez.

Negotiating Life: Resilience in an Era of the China Dream

Ecological practices of daily life have taken on new urgency and approaches as consumer citizens increasingly voice awareness of environmental sustainability in China. This lecture will focus on "everyday ecologies"--personal engagement with social and material worlds to negotiate well-being. 

Professor Nancy Chen is Chair of the Anthropology Department and an affiliate of East Asian Studies and Feminist Studies at UC/Santa Cruz. Her research interests include Chinese biotechnology, food and medicine, and alternative healing practices. She is author or editor of six books, including China Urban. 

Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the UK Confucius Institute. 

 

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White Hall Classroom Building Rm 106

A&S Welcomes Students from Beijing and Shanghai

The College of Arts and Sciences hosted a welcome BBQ for incoming students from Beijing and Shanghai. After 16 hours of travel, the students landed in the Bluegrass ready to begin their studies in the College of Arts & Sciences. The outing provided students to connect with fellow classmates, future professors, and A&S staff. The student were greeted by A&S Dean Mark Kornbluh and Dr. Huajing Maske (Director of the Confucius Insitute and Executive Director of the Office of China Initiatives).

A&S Welcomes Students from Beijing and Shanghai

The College of Arts and Sciences hosted a welcome BBQ for incoming students from Beijing and Shanghai. After 16 hours of travel, the students landed in the Bluegrass ready to begin their studies in the College of Arts & Sciences.The student were greeted by A&S Dean Mark Kornbluh and Dr. Huajing Maske (Director of the Confucius Insitute and Executive Director of the Office of China Initiatives).

Miller and Colleagues Publish on Bifurcating Enzymes in Nature Chemical Biology

University of Kentucky researchers participating in a Department of Energy-funded center have discovered a ground-breaking process that allows them to harness energy from chemical reactions that previously would have been dismissed as unusable. The process – which maximizes the efficiency of reactions at the molecular level – could affect everything from synthetic biology to fuel and chemical production. The authors are part of a multi-institutional team called the Biological Electron Transfer and Catalysis (BETCy) Energy Frontier Research Center.

Graham Receives DOE CAREER Award to Study Organic-Perovskites Interfaces

Dr. Kenneth Graham, an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Kentucky, has been selected as a recipient of a CAREER Award from the Department of Energy. This award supports the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and stimulates research programs in the disciplines supported by the DOE Office of Science.

A&S Students Raise Awareness about Homelessness

During the Spring 2017 semester, A&S students along with high school students from the STEAM Academy created sidewalk chalk art to bring awareness to the homeless population in Kentucky.



This project was lead by Dr. Rosie Moosnick with help from Brian Jones (STEAM Academy), Mollie Rabiner (Living Arts and Science Center), Rob Parmley (Lexington Public Library), and Justin Bathon (UK Educational Leadership Dept).

For more information visit: http://www.as.uky.edu

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