Homegrown Kentucky: Adam Meredith and Luke McAnally
Adam Meredith and Luke McAnally, two A&S majors, were part of a small group of students that went to the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in Washington, D.C. last month.
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SOC 360: Environmental Sociology with John Johnson
A sociological study of the emergence of the environment as a social issue in contemporary societies. Topics may include the social, cultural and economic factors associated with the perception of environmental issues; risk perception; and the mobilization of publics around environmental issues.
SOC 360: Environmental Sociology with John Johnson
Intro video for SOC 360: Environmental Sociology with John Johnson
Appalachian Forum on Home Food Preservation in Eastern Kentucky
Interest in home gardening and food preservation practices have increased over the last several years, especially in urban areas. Three home producers from Appalachian Kentucky - Betty Tyra Gregory, Gary Rose, and Rowena Borders. The panel will be moderated by Lisa Conley, a graduate student also debuting her short film during the beginning of the forum.
Budding Scientists Organically
by Robin Roenker
photos by Mark Cornelison
For associate professor Mark Watson, as exciting as creating new materials is, one end-product is even more fundamental.
“When you think about research and teaching, of all our products, the most important ones are our students,” he began.
Going Green with Carbon Electronics
John Anthony has a list of projects that are all striving to improve the environment.
Cleaning Up The Contaminants
UK researcher is working to make the Earth’s water supply safer to drink.
By Jennifer T. Allen
Most people don’t worry about their drinking water causing cancer, brittle bones or neurological diseases. Not many suspect that it could contain arsenic, mercury or lead. Even fewer know that efforts are underway on the third floor of the Chemistry-Physics building to remove these and other contaminants from water.
New Major in Environmental and Sustainable Studies: David Atwood
Professor David Atwood discusses the process of developing a new program of study: Environmental and Sustainable Studies.
Documenting Displacement in Zambia: Fulbright Scholar Allison Harnish
Allison Harnish is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology. Harnish recently received a Fulbright Grant for her research on the environmental and economic ramifications of displacement and resettlement along the Zambezi River in Zambia. In particular, Harnish focuses on how women and children have been affected by these changes.