Pluck! Poets: Ricardo Nazario y Colón, February 6th 2014
On February 6, 2014, the UK Student Activities Board hosted a reading featuring the Affrilachian Poets as part of a celebration of Black History Month. The poets, representing their publication Pluck! the Journal of Affrilachian Arts & Culture, each read a selection of their work individually.
Understanding Cultural Continuity in Korean Music
In this lecture/workshop, Dr. Donna Lee Kwon will introduce Korean music and facilitate its understanding by focusing on its unique characteristics. She will discuss traditional folk genres such as p'ungmul drumming, p'ansori, and folksongs but also bring out cultural continuities in Korean popular music as well. Come prepared to sing, dance and tap the rhythms of Korean music.
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Niles Gallery located in the Fine Arts Library
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Cultural Differences between German and American Universities: Kaffeestunde
Have you ever thought about German culture? Do you want to know some cultural differences between colleges in Germany and the US? Are the grades any different? How are the teachers in Germany? The classes? College life? Dorms? Come to Kaffeestunde (Hour of Coffee) to hear about Germany's culture! Refreshments will be provided.
Hosted by the German Department and sponsored by the Cultural Diversity Festival.
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Max Kade German House (212 E. Maxwell Street) in the 1st floor Dining Room
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The Power of Collaboration: UK Statistics Department and KY Energy Cabinet Forecast Kentucky's Energy Future
Looming greenhouse gas emission regulations will affect the economies and power grids of every state in the nation. The Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Energy and Environment Cabinet partnered with the University of Kentucky's Department of Statistics to generate a variety of potential scenarios for the future of energy in Kentucky.
Get Involved at NCUR 2014
In just a few weeks, the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) will take place at UK, bringing a host of events and opportunities to campus.
Meg Marquis, Elisia Cohen Honored With Sarah Bennett Holmes Awards
Two UK women who profoundly contribute to issues that affect women at the university and across the Commonwealth received the Sarah Bennett Holmes Award yesterday.