UK Libraries Presents Mexican Folk Art Exhibit of Alebrijes
Mexican Folklore Exhibition in Willy T.
Creative Writing Award Submission Deadline
Creative Writing Awards
The deadline for submission of manuscripts to the Department of English's 2014 Dantzler fiction andFarquhar poetry contests is Wednesday, March 26 at 4:00 p.m.
Paper manuscripts should be submitted to Professor Gurney Norman, Department of English, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506. They can also be delivered to 1213 Patterson Office Tower, Monday throughFriday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fiction entries are limited to 3000 words. Poetry entries are limited to five poems or three manuscript pages.
The contest is for University of Kentucky undergraduate students only. The winning prize in each category is $250.
The Department of English has presented the Dantzler and Farquhar awards annually since 1953. Many of the winners have gone on to have successful literary careers.
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Adapting to Adaptable Buildings
Melody Carswell, associate professor in the UK Department of Psychology, investigated with her students how occupants,were responding to the new, adaptable Davis Marksbury research building.
STAR Offers Undergrads Paid Internships in Research Labs
A grant from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is funding a UK program that will advance research of alcohol abuse and train tomorrow's problem solvers.
STAR Offers Undergrads Paid Internships in Research Labs - University of Kentucky
Thanks to a new NIAAA grant, undergraduate students interested in the STEM fields will have the opportunity to earn a paid summer internship with faculty researching alcohol abuse. The program will reach out specifically to a diverse group of Kentucky students for this unique educational experience. Psychology Professor Mark Prendergast and Kim Nixon, associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences oversee the program.
Reflections on March 11, 2011: Japan's Disasters and their Aftermath
In the wake of the triple disasters of March 11, 2011 which devastated the Tohoku region of Japan with a massive earthquake, an enormous set of tsunami, and the catastrophic failure of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactor, both Japanese and foreign observers struggled to make sense of these events. Bestor examines some ways in which Japanese culture frames disasters, and based on fieldwork in Tohoku in 2011 and 2012, how local meaning-making unfolds.
This event is free, open to the public, and sponsored in part by: The Department of Anthropology, Student Government Association, and the Japan/America Society of Kentucky
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President's Room of the Singletary Center for the Arts 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM. Reception following in the Art Museum until 9:00 PM
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Frank X Walker: Writer, Teacher, Award Winner
Kentucky Poet Laureate Frank X Walker brought home the gold this past weekend, winning the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry.
Remembering Wimberly Royster
On February 18, 2014, Dr. Wimberly Royster, a professor emeritus of mathematics and former dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, passed away.
WUKY to Air Readings of Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame Inductees
On March 1st, WUKY will broadcast readings of selections from the 2014 Hall of Fame authors, including UK professors Thomas D. Clark and James Baker Hall.