Talking 'Bout Regeneration
Four professors in the Department of Biology — Randal Voss, Jeramiah Smith, Ann Morris, and Ashley Seifert — are undertaking the basic scientific research needed to begin to understand regeneration.
Grant Allows Jewish Studies Program to Offer New Scholarships
The Interdisciplinary Jewish Studies Program in the UK College of Arts and Sciences has received an $85,000 grant from the Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence.
Three UK Students Invited to Fulbright Summer Institutes in the UK
The UK Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced the selection of three UK students by the US-UK Fulbright Commission to participate in Fulbright Summer Institutes in the United Kingdom.
Foundation For Success: EES Graduate Students
In the field of geology, the University of Kentucky is not traditionally known as a petroleum school. But through participation in the Imperial Barrel Award, a team of graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences not only gained invaluable insight into the oil industry, but elevated UK’s standing as a geoscience program.
Social Media 101 + 102: Workshops in September
Last year, I offered the Department Managers and interested staff a session about social media, a 101 course, that guided people through a brief history of social media and how we can use it in Higher Education, as well as basics for getting started: setting up accounts, which networks are optimal for which kind of media, etc. I'm also offering a new sessions, Social Media 102, the following day. 102 will get more into the content aspect of things: ways to engage audiences, attract followers, incentivize interaction, and ways to create 'shareable' content.
Interested in both or either of these workshops - or might know about someone in your department or program who would benefit from these sessions? Please RSVP to jessicah.hohman@uky.edu by September 1st. Brief descriptions and details about both are below:
SOCIAL MEDIA 101
Tuesday, September 9th
213 E King (Science) Library
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Five Things About Me
I’m originally from Havelock, North Carolina. However, I now call the beautiful city of Lexington my home. I’m a proud graduate from the University of Kentucky in May 2011. I received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and completed three minors in Communication, History, and Geography. During my time as an undergrad I established myself as a UK Tour Guide and a Summer Advising Wildcat Assistant. These positions helped me realize my passion for this amazing “See Blue” community eventually guiding me toward being a UK Recruiter for the Chicagoland area. After working as a UK Recruiter for two and half years I transitioned into my current role as A&S Recruiter and Retention Coordinator.
1. What do you do in your spare time?
I really enjoy ‘adventure running’ (basically I register for all of races that involve mud, obstacles, electricity, zombies, etc). Last year alone I ran two half marathons and seven adventure runs.
If I’m not running you most likely find me playing volleyball. I typically play 4-5 times a week at the Bluegrass Volleyball Club.
Reputation Building
The Ecological Research and Education Center (EREC) has reached an important milestone in becoming a recognized field station.
To the Universe: How Old Are You, Anyway?
It’s considered rude to ask a person their age. But like someone sensitive on the subject, the universe has offered up many conflicting ages. History records that the answer to the title question depends strongly on when the question was asked. The discovery that stars age and die was a beginning of our modern understanding of cosmology, and gives us an insight into what the universe will look like in the future.
The University of Kentucky Department of Physics and Astronomy is pleased to welcome the public to our astronomical observatory. Part of our program of public outreach is a presentation on an interesting topic in astronomy followed by a visit to the observatory. The Kentucky SkyTalk is held on the second Thursday of every month. A 45 minute program on astronomy will begin at 8:00 PM in Room 155 of the Chemistry-Physics Building. After the presentation, you are invited to view the sky through our 20-inch telescope, weather permitting.
Free parking is available on the top floor of parking structure #2, next to the observatory. With the exception of paid parking, without a valid parking permit, leaving your vehicle somewhere other than next to the observatory will result in a parking citation.
All are welcome and there is no charge. Tell your neighbors. Bring your kids.
A flyer in pdf format and a link to a campus map are available here: https://pa.as.uky.edu/observatory
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Sophomore Among Top Award Winners in Psychology Video Challenge
Sophomore psychology major Kara McCord recently won one of the 2014 Noba Student Video Award top prizes, awarded by the Diener Education Fund and Noba Psychology.