UK Alumna Hopes to Break Record, do Environmental Work While 'Paddling On' the Mississippi
University of Kentucky alumna Alyssum Pohl, a 2004 biology graduate and former Gaines Fellow, has embarked on a journey from source to sea kayaking the Mississippi River while documenting water pollution.
UK Places 84 Student-athletes on SEC Academic Honor Roll
Student-athletes from all eight of Kentucky's spring sports teams combined to earn a total of 84 spots on the Southeastern Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll, Commissioner Greg Sankey announced on Tuesday.
UK Hosts Eminent Dutch Scientist at Regional Chronobiology Conference
The University of Kentucky Department of Biology welcomed researchers from Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky, as well as renowned Dutch scientist Serge Daan
First Annual UK Postdoctoral Symposium
They conduct lab research and teach classes, but they are neither faculty nor graduate students. Postdoctoral scholars, or postdocs, serve an important role at UK, a research institution. However, they are scattered across various departments and have not always had an opportunity to meet and share their work.
First Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium
The Society of Postdoctoral Scholars at the University of Kentucky is hosting a symposium to feature the work of postdoctoral scholars in Kentucky. The event will feature a keynote presentation by UK’s Vice President for Research Dr. Lisa Cassis as well as several oral presentations and a poster session. The symposium will allow for the exchange of ideas across a broad range of fields, and abstract submissions are welcome from any discipline. Postdocs from Kentucky are especially encouraged to submit abstracts for oral presentations and poster presentations. Graduate students are also welcome to present posters. The event is open to anyone interested.
There is no charge to present or attend. Food and drinks for lunch and coffee breaks will be provided.
For more information, please contact the organizers at uk.sops@gmail.com or visit the website at sops.as.uky.edu.
To submit an abstract for a talk or a poster, or to register to attend, please visit: tinyurl.com/SoPS2015. While we will have on-site registration, lunch will only be provided to those who register in advance.
The oral presentation submission deadline is May 20, 2015. The poster presentation submission deadline is June 5, 2015.
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Susan Odom, Dr. Edith Glazer, Dr. Pete Kekenes-Huskey
This event is sponsored by the NSF EPSCoR under award number 1355438 and the University of Kentucky's Office of Graduate Studies.
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Location:
William T. Young Library Auditorium
Three UK Students Awarded Undergraduate Research Abroad Scholarships
Three University of Kentucky students have received the Undergraduate Research Abroad Scholarship (UGRAS), which will support their international independent research projects during the 2015 summer session.
Early Passion for Science, Medicine Puts UK Grad on Fast Track to Medical School
Two seems to be a lucky number for graduating senior Sibi Rajendran, of Frankfort, Kentucky.
STEMCats End Spring Semester Strong with Research
In the fall of 2014, a group of 235 incoming students became the first class of STEMCats at the University of Kentucky. This week, they are not only wrapping up their first year at UK
Three UK Students Win NSF Research Awards
The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that three of the university's students have been selected to receive government-funded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships.