Another Bric in the Wall?: South Africa's Developmental Impact on Sub-Sarahan Africa
Padraig Carmody Trinity College, Dublin presents "Another Bric in the Wall?: South Africa's Developmental Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa". The event is sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences and the Department of Geography. The event is scheduled for Friday March 2nd at 4:00p.m. in Whitehall Classroom Building Room 114.
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CB 114
Physics Colloquium: Alexandra Gade
Nuclear spectroscopy with fast exotic beams
Dr. Alexandra Gade
Department of Physics
Michigan State University
The often surprising properties of neutron-rich nuclei have prompted extensive experimental and theoretical studies aimed at identifying the driving forces behind the dramatic changes encountered in the exotic regime. In-beam nuclear spectroscopy with fast beams and thick reaction targets – where gamma-ray spectroscopy is used to tag the final state – provides information on the single-particle structure as well as on collective degrees of freedom in nuclei that are available for experiments at beam rates of only a few ions/s. Recent results from nuclear spectroscopy experiments that utilize the interplay of nuclear-structure effects and nuclear reactions will be presented.
Refreshments will be served in CP 179 at 3:15 PM
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155 Chem-Phys Bldg
Guess What? GIS is a Beneficial Tool for All
GIS (Geographic Information Services) is empowering new ways faculty can teach in their classrooms and the way students interact and learn. Nowhere is that more evident than in the Department of Geography. Jeremy Crampton and his class surveyed part of UK’s campus with a camera, 2-liter soda bottle, a balloon, rubber bands and string. Find out more about how a do-it-yourself project like this makes it easy to be an active participant in data collection.
Matt Wilson’s students are also putting GIS to use by working with community members and organizations. Ranging from health and cultural advocacy, food systems, open data, environmental issues, historical preservation – the students collaborate with people and places in the community to provide a needs assessment that GIS technologies can offer, whether it is web-based mapping tools, information that can help with grants, or just general GIS analysis. Listen to this podcast to find out more.
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UK's Outstanding Advisors Honored at Award Luncheon
By Keith Hautala
The University of Kentucky's Jamie Wheeler and Sebastian Bryson were honored as the recipients of the 18th Ken Freedman Outstanding Advisor Awards at a luncheon held on Friday, Feb. 24.
The award recognizes outstanding service in the field of academic advising. Two awards are presented each year, one to a full-time professional advisor and another to a faculty advisor.
The 18th Annual Black Women's Conference: Melynda Price
Melynda Price is a professor in the College of Law, and is the organizer for the 2012 Annual Black Women's Conference, which is in its 18th year. It will take place from March 22nd until the 24th, at various locations on UK's campus and the Lyric Theatre.
Second Annual Research Conference on Children at Risk
On March 26, the Second Annual Research Conference on Children at Risk will be held in the Alumni Hall Ballroom. From 10:00A.M.-12:00P.M., we are having graduate student poster presentations. From 12:30-2, Mr. Bill Farmer, President of United Way of the Bluegrass, will speak. At 3:30-5, Dr. Jaana Juvonen, expert on bullying from UCLA, will give the keynote address in Kastle Hall 213. The interdisciplinary conference is open to everyone and is free of charge.
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Alumni Hall Ballroom
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English Graduate Student Organization Conference
On Friday March 30th, the English Graduate Student Organization Conference will be a great opportunity for graduate students to present their papers. It is an all day event hosted at the Commonwealth and Bingham-Davis houses of the Gaines Center. For more information please contact Julie Naviaux.
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Gaines Center, Commonwealth & Bingham-David House
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Narcissism Under Threat: Anger, Envy, and Aggression
WHAT: Psychology Department Colloquium - "Narcissism Under Threat: Anger, Envy, and Aggression"
WHO: Dr. Zlatan Krizan, Department of Psychology, Iowa State University
WHEN: Friday, March 2nd, 2:00P.M.
WHERE: Classroom Building Room 102
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Classroom Building Room 102
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