Meet Francis Bailey: New Faculty 2011
At the beginning of the Fall 2011 semester, we met with all of the new faculty hires in the College of Arts and Sciences. This series of podcasts introduces them and their research interests.
Farr Shares a Different Side of Martin Luther King Jr.
Arnold Farr is UK Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center's Scholar-in-Residence
Periodic Trends in Structure Function Relationship of Organic Heteroacenes - Chemistry Seminar
Marsha Grimminger of the UK Chemistry Department will be presenting a seminar entitled, "Periodic Trends in Structure Function Relationship of Organic Heteroacenes."
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anthony
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CP-137
Vibrational and Electronic Spectroscopy of Gas Phase Carboxylic Acid Dimers - Chemistry Seminar
Dr Joseph Knee of Wesleyan University will be presenting a seminar entitled, "Vibrational and Electronic Spectroscopy of Gas Phase Carboxylic Acid Dimers."
For more information about Dr. Knee and his research, click here.
Faculty Host: Dr. Yang
Date:
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Location:
CP-137
Kentucky Sky Talk - The Age of the Universe
WHAT: Kentucky Sky Talk Series - How Do We Know the Age of the Universe
WHEN: Thursday October 13, 2011 8 p.m.
WHERE: Chem-Phys 155
WHO: Dr. Moshe Elitzur
This talk is presented by the UK Department of Physics and Astronomy and the MacAdam Student Observatory. Free and open to the public.
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Location:
Chem-Phys 155
Kentucky Sky Talk - Astronomy From the Big City
How much astronomy can you teach, how much data can you take, from the middle of a city with a population of 300,000? Actually, quite a bit. A large telescope, CCD technology, and patience can produce knowledgeable students trained in the basics of observational astrophysical techniques.
WHO: Tim Knauer
WHEN: Thursday September 8, 2011 8 p.m.
Presented by the UK Department of Physics and Astronomy and the MacAdam Student Observatory. Free and open to the public.
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Location:
Chem-Phys 155
UK Welcomes International Studies Director
Member of the Department of Sociology accustomed to creative and interdisciplinary work across colleges and continents, which is ideal for his new role at UK
WRD Professor interviewed on KET
Adam Banks was recently featured on KET to talk about his academic interests and concerns for minorities in the Digital Age.
Natalie Baxter at Appalshop's Appalachian Media Institute
In summer 2011, Arts & Sciences Video Production team member Natalie Baxter traveled to Whitesburg, Ky to help teach Appalshop interns how to create documentary style short films about the Appalachian region. The program, Appalachian Media Institute (AMI), has interns ages 14 to 21 that live in the surrounding Appalachian Kentucky counties.
Filmed by: Dana Rogers, Brian Connors Manke, and Noah Adler
Edited by: Dana Rogers
Cassie Hardin's China Video Blog
International Studies senior Cassie Hardin is spending the next five months is Beijing, China. Luckily for us, she has a video camera and is not afraid to use it! Follow her adventures as she blogs from abroad, and helps A&S celebrate our Year of China initiative.