Portion of Rose Street Closing for Science Building Construction
A portion of Rose Street closes today in connection with construction of the new $112 million Academic Science Building.
'Water Justice' Workshop Promotes Equal Access
A "water justice" workshop organized by the Appalachian Center was held July 7-11 in Robinson Forest .
UK's CAER Part of Kentucky’s First Megawatt-scale Carbon Capture Pilot System
The UK Center for Applied Energy Research will be helping to construct the Commonwealth's first megawatt-scale carbon capture pilot unit at an operating power plant.
50th Anniversary of UK's Particle Accelerator
Celebrating its 50th anniversary on UK’s campus, the Accelerator Lab is the giant cylinder in front of the Chem/Phys Building. Mysterious to many visitors to campus, and affectionately but incorrectly referred to as the “Atom Smasher” by others, it houses a 7-million-volt small particle accelerator used by the Physics Department for various experiments, such as studying the form and shapes of stable nuclei.
Marcus T. McEllistrem, the man that helped bring the accelerator to campus reflects back on some of its history.
Full STEAM Ahead
The STEAM Academy opened in Lexington last fall, offering its students a blended learning instructional program, focusing on mastery learning, personalized instruction and opportunities to engage in resources at UK.
Hard Work, Persistence Take Student to the Top of His Field
Nathan Moore was recently named a fellow for the Schomburg-Mellon Humanities Summer Institute in New York City.
UK's New MOOC Prepares Students for College Success
The University of Kentucky’s newest massive open online course is focused on skills students need to transition into college.
Kentucky, China Collaborate on Large-Scale Carbon Capture Project
UK has entered into an agreement with a major Chinese petrochemical conglomerate to develop technologies to capture, utilize and store 1 million tons of carbon dioxide per year.
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.