Time Well Spent: Eli Edwards
English Professor Armando Prats said something that stuck in Elijah Edwards' head, "We are, in great measure, the living expression of our influences." It's a powerful sentiment that recent English graduate Edwards reflects in his own story.
Peace Studies Introduction
Clayton Thyne discusses the field of peace studies, and the advantages that the new certificate offers UK students.
Thyne is an associate professor and in the Department of Political Science, and the Director of the Peace Studies Program.
Meet The Newest EES Faculty Member: Michael McGlue
My research aims to answer questions related to environmental change and energy resources through field and ship-based examinations of the sedimentary rock record.
Sesquicentennial Stories: From Geology Professor to the College's First Dean
In celebration of the University of Kentucky's upcoming sesquicentennial in 2015, the 61st of 150 weekly installments remembers the accomplishments of Dean Arthur McQuiston Miller, for whom Miller Hall is named.
Incoming UK Freshman Makes Big Impression
UK chemistry professor Susan Odom's student, Corrine “Nina” Elliott, attended the 244th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia as an 18-year-old high school student planning to attend UK in the fall.
Guzman Receives NSF Career Award for Environmental Chemistry
UK chemistry professor Marcelo Guzman was recently awarded the prestigious, National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award, a five-year grant for his research, education, and outreach efforts in the field of environmental chemistry.
UK Faculty Contribute to Book on Common Core Math Standards
Research contributions by faculty from the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education are featured in the 2013 release of "Common Core Mathematics Standards and Implementing Digital Technologies," published by IGI Global, an international academic publishing company.
Of Mice and Men...And Sleep - Bruce O’Hara and Colleagues Receive an NIH Grant
Professor Bruce O’Hara in the Department of Biology is interested in the overall quality of your sleep. In his research laboratory in the Thomas Hunt Morgan Building, O’Hara investigates sleep patterns and circadian rhythms within the brain.
Out On A Limb -- The Science of Regeneration: Ashley Seifert
Biology Professor Ashley Seifert describes his job as a scientist and educator at the University of Kentucky as one of the best gigs around. It’s hard to disagree.
Seifert only recently joined UK but he is already making big plans for the research he hopes to conduct. His background is one of a developmental and regeneration biologist meaning he studies creatures—mainly vertebrates—who have the ability to regenerate parts of themselves.