What's New in Science - What are actual gender differences?
What's New in Science Christia Brown
Part 2 of 4: This segment includes a discussion of actual gender differences. We examine 3 of the most common gender difference myths. This is followed by discussion of where true gender differences exist (in terms of biology, behavior, and psychology) and how these differences may vary based on context and experience.
Conference to Address STEM Opportunities for Girls
The Kentucky Girls STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Collaborative, in partnership with the STEM-H Institute at Eastern Kentucky University, will hold its fifth annual conference "Reaching for the Stars!" Friday, June 7, at the Eastern Kentucky University campus.
Six UK Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Five University of Kentucky students and one recent graduate have been selected to receive government-funded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships. The fellowships will present the students with more than $100,000 to use toward research-based master's or doctoral degrees.
Career Opportunities Luncheon
Special luncheon for Biology Graduate Students with Dr. Landel, Thursday May 9th at noon in THM 305/308.
Dr. Landel, currently with Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals, was part of our seminar series this past spring and has experience in both academic and industrial sectors. This will be an exceptional opportunity for the students to gather information about career opportunities. In addition, the founder of Transposagen will be developing a new company, which may align with the research interests of our graduate students.
Carlisle P. Landel Ph.D.
Director, Custom Animal Model Division
Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals
535 West Second St., Suite L102
Lexington, KY 40508
www.transposagenbio.com
clandel@transposagenbio.com
Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Lexington, KY-based company, is a worldwide leader in technologies and services for genetic modification. Transposagen is dedicated to providing better disease models through genetic modification. Transposagen specializes in custom and off-the-shelf XTN™ site-specific nucleases, animal models, cell lines, stem cells and cutting-edge research tools and technologies to improve drug discovery and development research. These unique technologies and services for genetic modification give customers the ability to create nearly any genetic modification in any genome for both research and protein production purposes.
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305/308 TH Morgan Bldg.
M.S. Defense Seminar: “Factors Influencing the Establishment and Survival of Native Hardwood Tree Seedlings of the Kentucky Inner Bluegrass Blue Ash-Oak Savanna-Woodland”
M.S. Defense Seminar
Jim Shaffer
Advisor: Dr. Scott Gleeson
“Factors influencing the establishment and survival of
native hardwood tree seedlings of the Kentucky Inner
Bluegrass blue ash-oak savanna-woodland”
Kuehne Room, Small Animal Building
Tuesday May 7, 2013
1 p.m.
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Kuehne Room, Small Animal Building
Kentucky NSF EPSCoR Success Stories Featured in Video Series
Schyler Nunziata is a first-year Ph.D. student in biology at the University of Kentucky, and she’s the first success story highlighted in a new video series.
Two A&S Faculty Team Up for New Book on Kentucky's Robinson Forest
English professor Erik Reece and Biology professor James Krupa recently released a book that brings to life the history and ecology of one of Kentucky's most important natural landscapes —the Robinson Forest in eastern Kentucky. "The Embattled Wilderness" depicts the fourteen thousand acres of diverse forest region-- a haven of biological richness-- as endangered by the ever-expanding desert created by mountaintop removal mining.
UK Students to Present Research at Showcase for Undergraduate Scholars
The UK Office of Undergraduate Research, along with SPUR (the Society for the Promotion of Undergraduate Research), and the UK Student Government Association, will host the eighth annual Showcase for Undergraduate Scholars.
Opening New Doors: Debdas Mukerjee
University of Kentucky alumni Debdas Mukerjee graduated in 1962 with his Ph.D. in genetics. After UK, Mukerjee contributed his expertise to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center before his career finally carried him to the Environmental Protection Agency where he was a Senior Environmental Health Scientist for the United States.