The UK Department of Biology invites you and your family to attend a Reception Honoring Graduating Biology Majors
Saturday, May 10, 2014
2:00pm – 4:00pm
T.H. Morgan Building, University of Kentucky
* A ceremony recognizing graduates who have earned Honors in Biology will begin at 3:00 pm in 116 THM
Please RSVP by May 2 at https://bio.as.uky.edu/biology-graduation-rsvp
Three members of the Lexington community recently received the University of Kentucky's Algernon Sydney Sullivan Medallions for outstanding humanitarian service.
"Dopaminergic and activity-dependent modulation of mechanosensory responses in Drosophila melanogaster larvae"
Kentucky’s First Annual Japanese Speech Contest was held in Lexington on March 1st, 2014. The speech contest invited high school and college level students from around the state to compete in various categories, based on their level of Japanese study. One University of Kentucky student, Faiyad Mannan, a double major in Biology and Japanese Studies, won first place in the Advanced Speech category.
Professor, Department of Genetics and Medical Genetics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
http://genetics.wisc.edu/Ganetzky.htm
Host: Brian Rymond
UK Biologist Jim Krupa studies carnivorous plants and has long been the steward of an unusual patch of land on UK's campus: Mathews Garden. The Garden is a 0.6 acre woodland garden on the corner of Limestone Street and Washington Avenue that has been in existence since 1900 and is used by students for research and teaching.
University of Idaho
Department Host: Scott Hotaling
Sponsored by Department of Biology Ribble Endowment
*Refreshments served at 3:45
Professor of Pathology and Genetics
Stanford University
faculty hosts: Drs. Harrison and Rucker
Sponsored by Department of Biology Ribble Endowment
*Refreshments served at 3:45
