Kentucky Japan Bowl Educates and Entertains
Thirty-five students from Lafayette, Scott County, Atherton and Eastern high schools visit the University of Kentucky campus on Saturday to immerse themselves in the Japanese culture and to compete in the Kentucky Japan Bowl®.
Dr. Otto Santa Ana, "The Cowboy and the Goddess: TV News Myth-Making About Immigrants"
From the Social Theory Spring 2015 Lecture Series, Transnational Lives, February 27th, 2015.
Muonium, Positronium, Proton Radius, and all that
Dr. Michael Eides University of Kentucky I will discuss physics of exotic muonium and positronium atoms, high precision quantum electrodynamic calculations of energy levels, and determination of the electron-muon mass ratio. I'll introduce the proton radius puzzle, discuss briefly the experimental data on muonic hydrogen, deuterium, and helium, and explain the status of the respective theory.
Naff Symposium
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Carol Jordan Named Woman of Distinction
The Center for Women and Families (CWF) will honor five Women of Distinction tonight at the center's 28th Annual Celebration of Service and Survival at Churchill Downs in Louisville.
Bright Idea: Breckinridge Hall Saving Energy, Money With LED Upgrade
While the many new facilities being constructed on the University of Kentucky campus are utilizing cutting edge green building techniques, some of these advances can also be used to illuminate the charm of existing buildings.
Biology Graduate Student Receives Fellowship to Present at Genome 10K Conference
Melissa Keinath, a graduate student in the University of Kentucky Department of Biology, has been awarded a Genome 10K fellowship to attend the 2015 Genome 10K Conference
African Students Association Photo Project Debunks Stereotypes About Africa
Students from the African Students Association (ASA) at the University of Kentucky recently gathered in the Student Center to participate in a photography project to raise awareness of stereotypes about Africa.
UK Confucius Institute Presents Symposium on Jewish Refugees in Shanghai
A symposium this week at the University of Kentucky will explore the experience of Jewish Refugees in China, who fled east to escape Nazi persecution before and during World War II.