A&S Biology Grad Dives Into World of Marine Conservation With REEF Internship
By Whitney Hale
Ben Farmer will travel to Key Largo, Florida, to begin a summer internship in marine conservation.
A&S Students Among 7 UK Libraries Learning Lab Interns Bound for Global Undergrad Research Conference
By Whitney Hale, Ellie Wnek and Hannah Edelen
Senior Dealla Samadi discovered a missing piece of the book "La Reine Albemarle," which was published posthumously without the segment. Her discovery has led to an article published in a French philosophy journal.
UK Recognizes Faculty and Teaching Assistants With Outstanding Teaching Awards
By Ryan Girves
Award winners are from left, front row: Jennifer Osterhage, Rachel Carr, Anna Voskresensky, Benjamin Braun, Suzanne Smith. Back row: Abraham Prades-Mengibar, Luc Dunoyer, Shane Clark and Sarah Wilson. Not pictured: Amy Taylor. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo.
Chellgren Center Celebrates 28 Fellows and Announces 5 Endowed Professorships
By Ryan Girves
The University of Kentucky Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence honored the 2018 class of Chellgren Fellows and announced five Chellgren Endowed Professorships at an event that took place Saturday, April 20.
Eco-Lunch: "The role of continuous flowering phenology in Neotropical plant-pollinator interactions for user in conservation"
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Kuehne Room, Small Animal Bldg.
Autism Awareness Month: UK Alum and Neuroscience Professor Featured on SFN.ORG
The autism-related research of UK alum and neuroscientist Dr. Blair Braden was featured recently on social media outlets of the Society for Neuroscience. Blair worked in the lab of Dr. Mark Prendergast many years ago, and attended graduate school at Arizona State University, where she is now a professor.
Registration Open for UK’s Expanding Your Horizons Conference
By Carol Lea Spence
The University of Kentucky is hosting the third annual Expanding Your Horizons Conference for middle school girls and their parents or guardians from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, April 20. This day of hands-on workshops will inform young Kentucky girls and their parents about exciting career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Q&A With Erin Calipari
By Jenny Wells-Hosley
Erin Calipari, an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University, recently visited the University of Kentucky to give a talk about her work in addiction research.
Undergraduate Researchers Present Their Work at the State Capitol
By Ryan Girves
Eighteen University of Kentucky students are making their way to the State Capitol Building in Frankfort, Kentucky, to present their research at the 2019 Posters-at-the-Capitol event. This one-day annual event is held to show Kentucky legislators the importance of undergraduate research and scholarly work in Kentucky. The governor proclaims this day to be Undergraduate Research Day across the Commonwealth.
Eco-Lunch: "Coping with Uncertainty: Individula variation in behavioral strategies in Passer domesticus"
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Kuehne Room (Small Animal Building