A&S Students Part of College Mentors for Kids Program

By Gail Hairston

Their eyes fill with commitment, their smiles reflect their joy, and Madeline Conrad and Mason Johnson nearly bounce off their chairs with excitement when they talk about the College Mentors for Kids after-school program.

Conrad and Johnson are the University of Kentucky seniors.

They say the third- through fifth-grade children at two Fayette County schools mentored by UK student volunteers “are launched into orbit” when they talk about their visits to the university campus.

UK Undergraduates Awarded at Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting

By Amanda Fuller

The Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) held its 2016 Annual Meeting Nov. 4‐5, at the University of Louisville. More than 700 scientists and students attended the meeting, and hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students from Kentucky and regional colleges and universities participated in the research competitions.

Winners of the student competitions from the University of Kentucky included:

Panel Discussion on "Frontiers in Genetics and Genomics"

This panel discussion (10/19/2016) engaged the general public in current topics of genetics and genomics, such as assembling genomes, gene editing and gene drives, gene therapy in medicine, GMOs, bioethics, and “big unanswered questions”. The panel was made up of a diverse group of faculty at the University of Kentucky:
 
Moderator: Brian Rymond, PhD, Linda and Jack Gill Professor of Biology, Department of Biology
Panel Members:

BioBonanza 2016

 

DATE: 10/01/2016 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm

LOCATION: Academic Science Building - Rose St

BioBonanza was a one-day open house festival celebrating biological research at the University of Kentucky.

Dedication of the Don & Cathy Jacobs Science Building

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