By Sarah Geegan
In February, area high school teachers gathered twice at the University of Kentucky to learn about recent scientific discoveries and breakthroughs, specifically in the fields of chemistry, physics and astronomy. On Thursday, March 22, the College of Arts and Sciences will offer a biological perspective on "What's New in Science."
By Sarah Geegan
Biology Seminar TBA
WHERE: Room 116 Thomas Hunt Morgan Building
WHO: Randall S. Prather, Ph.D., University of Missouri
WHEN: Thursday, March 29, 4:00p.m.
Host: Edmund Rucker
WHAT: “Spinal Cord Injury: Molecular Responses Conserved from Lamprey to Human.”
WHO: Ona Bloom, Ph.D., Assistant Investigator, Center for Autoimmune and Musculoskeletal Disease at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
WHERE: Room 116 THM
WHEN: Thursday March 22, 4:00p.m.
Host: Jeremiah Smith
WHAT:"Roles of Science Faculty with Education Specialties in Higher Education"
WHO: Michael T. Stevens, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Dept. of Biology Utah Valley University
WHERE:Venue: Room 116 Thomas Hunt Morgan Building
Host: Melody Danley
WHAT:Biology Seminar: "Understanding the Relationship Between Genes and Social Behavior: Lessons from the Honey Bee”
WHO: Gene Robinson, Ph.D. Interim Director, Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois
WHEN: 4:00 P.M. March 1, 2012
WHERE:116 T. H. Morgan Building, University of Kentucky Department of Biology
Sponsored by:
Department of Biology Ribble Endowment
Host: BGSA
*Refreshments served at 3:45
The annual Darwin Lecture Series will feature Eugenie C. Scott, who will present a lecture titled "Darwin: Demon or Revolutionary?" Presented by the Kentucky Section of the American Institute for Professional Geologists, the lecture will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Singletary Center for the Arts Recital Hall.
A&S is proud to launch What’s New in Science, a new series designed for science teachers interested in learning more about the most recent discoveries, events, and advances in science today. The series is held in a casual round table format, with professors from different scientific disciplines and science teachers from Kentucky schools talking among themselves, asking questions, and getting answers about new and emerging knowledge. Each session focuses on a new topic in one of the sciences – there will be four different sessions this spring.
The series kicks off on February 2 with physics and astronomy and a discussion about the Big Bang event, dark energy, and dark matter. Panelists for the first talk include Randal Voss (Department of Biology), Ganpathy Murthy (Department of Physics & Astronomy), Karen Young, (Dunbar High School), John Anthony (Department of Chemistry), Susan Barron (Department of Psychology), and Gene Toth (Lafayette High School). Video of the sessions will also be recorded and uploaded to the A&S website, allowing science teachers across the state to view the discussions and incorporate them into their classes.
