As an Arts & Sciences Passport to the World Year of South Asia Event, the UK Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies program is happy to welcome Dr. Arun Agrawal to our Campus.  Dr. Agrawal's talk, entitled The Perverse Effect of Sustainable Development Projects on Sustainability: The Case of Watershed Management in the Indian Himalaya will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 in the UKAA Auditorium in the W. T. Young Library.  The conversation will continue in the Alumni Gallery from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at a reception for our speaker.  In addition to the College of Arts & Sciences, we would also like to thank the following programs and Departments for their generous funding contributions for this event: Department of History, Department of Forestry, Program of Natural Resource and Environmental Science Program, and the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment.  All UK Students, Faculty, and Staff are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Title: The United States of Mathematics Presidential Debate

Abstract:  “A parody of the presidential debates, this film introduces the mathematical field of knot theory and the Euclidean algorithm, all in 45 minutes. Presented by Colin Adams and Thomas Garrity, who previously did The Great pi/e Debate, and moderated by Edward Burger, it is a memorable way to present fascinating mathematics.” – 45 min

Link:  http://www.ms.uky.edu/~movies/