Eco-Lunch "Functional Ecology in the Rainforest Canopy: Lightning, Lianas and Ants"
Biology and Chemistry Chairs Onsite at the Academic Science Building
Department of Biology Chair Vincent Cassone and Department of Chemistry Chair Mark Meier recently visited the Academic Science Building construction site to discuss the ways in which the building will transform science education on campus. The Academic Science Building is scheduled to open Fall 2016.
FastTrack, FOCUS Programs Position Students Ahead of the Success Curve
Started in the summer of 2012 as an intensive “boot camp” to help University of Kentucky’s new students prepare for college-level calculus, the FastTrack program has become an integral part of efforts to help students transition to the college classroom.
Dean Kornbluh Onsite at the Academic Science Building
Arts & Sciences Dean Mark Lawrence Kornbluh visited the Academic Science Building construction site to discuss its current progress and his excitement for what the facility means for the University of Kentucky. The Academic Science Building is scheduled to open Fall 2016.
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.