Apply Now for 2016 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowships, Scholarships
The University of Kentucky chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi will celebrate its seventh birthday in April.
UK Student Wins Scholarship to Study Literature at Cambridge
University of Kentucky's Abby Schroering, a theatre and English junior from Louisville, Kentucky, has been awarded an English-Speaking Union (ESU)Scholarship presented by the English-Speaking Union Kentucky Branch. The scholarship will cover Schroering's expenses for summer study at the University of Cambridge.
STEMCats Living Learning Program
STEMCats, sponsored by HHMI, is designed to help students succeed at UK. The program prepares students both academically and socially through participation in FastTrack or FOCUS, research opportunities, and special seminar courses. Students participating in STEMCats will build confidence, enthusiasm, satisfaction and a sense of belonging to UK, and experience a smoother transition to college coursework. This leads to improved performance and higher academic achievement.
Learn more at: stemcats.as.uky.edu
19th Annual University of Kentucky Graduate Philosophy Conference
Conference Theme: Technology Today
Keynote Speaker: Professor Iain Thomson, University of New Mexico, will give his talk "Phenomenology, Technology, and the Political"
Date:
-
Location:
18th Floor, Patterson Office Tower
Tags/Keywords:
Confucius Institute Taking Applications for Faculty Grants
By Whitney Hale
(Feb. 16, 2016) — The University of Kentucky Confucius Institute (UKCI) is currently taking applications for faculty grants that help fund China-focused academic endeavors. Applications for 2016 spring and summer grant proposals are due Monday, Feb. 22.
Peachy-Keen: Tracing the Introduction of Peaches (Prunus persica) into the Americas
This talk demonstrates how plant remains can be used to trace food pathways in the modern day. The plant is peaches and the talk will examine pits recovered from a Mission period archaeological site located on Sapelo Island, one of the Georgia Sea Islands, where UK Dept of Anthropology archaeologist Dr. R. Jefferies is conducting excavations and research.
Date:
-
Location:
Whitehall Classroom Building Rm. 102
Tags/Keywords:
Screening of Absolutely Safe
Absolutely Safe is a documentary film by Carol Ciancutti-Leyva (2007, approximately 90 minutes). The screening will be followed by a discussion and Q&A with Director Ciancutti-Leyva and Judy Norsigian, co-founder and former Executive Director of the nonprofit, public interest organization, Our Bodies Ourselves (OBOS). Absolutely Safe “takes an open-minded, personal approach to the controversy over breast implant safety. Ultimately, it is the story of everyday women who find themselves and their breasts in the tangled and confusing intersection of health, money, science, and beauty.”
Date:
-
Location:
Marksbury Building Theater
UK Forensics Team Wins Icebox Classic
By Catherine Hayden, Gail Hairston
(Feb. 12, 2016) — Braving the colder temperatures of the northern Midwest, the University of Kentucky Forensics team said “ya sure, you betcha” to a win at the Icebox Classic hosted by St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota.