UK History Professor Awarded Fellowship
Jeremy Popkin was recently appointed a fellowship for the 2012-13 academic year by the National Humanities Center
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Appalachian Center and UPK Celebrate Appalachian Literature
The Appalachian Center and University Press of Kentucky are hosting three events to celebrate Appalachia-related books published during this academic year.
The 2nd Ohio River Analysis Meeting: John Lewis
On Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22 2012, the University of Kentucky will host the 2nd Ohio River Analysis Meeting.
This series of conferences is a collaboration between mathematics research groups at the University of Kentucky and the University of Cincinnati. The goal is to foster closer research collaborations among faculty and students from the two departments, and to bring leading experts in the fields of analysis and partial differential equations to the region.
UK Math Professor Receives KYMAA Award
University of Kentucky math professor Carl Lee received the Kentucky Mathematical Association of America award, an award given annually to one mathematician from across the state.
Tice Authors New Book, To Give Lecture
By Jenny Wells
Karen Tice, associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Education Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, recently authored her new book, "Queens of Academe: Beauty Pageantry, Student Bodies, and Campus Life," published by Oxford University Press.
UK to Host 65th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference
The conference, an internationally esteemed colloquium for scholars of language, literature and culture, begins Thursday, April 19, across the UK campus.
"Seeking the Good Life in America: Lessons from the Appalachian Past" with Ron Eller
In April of 2012, Ron Eller delivered the annual Distinguished Professor Lecture. Eller is a professor in the Department of History and has spent more than 40 years teaching and writing about the Appalachian region. His lecture was entitled “Seeking the Good Life in America: Lessons from the Appalachian Past,” and is available in this podcast in its entirety.
What Lamprey May Teach Us: Gene Rearrangement with Jeramiah Smith
Jeramiah Smith is a professor and researcher in the Department of Biology. Smith's research focuses on gene rearragnement, with a specific focus on the genes of Lamprey, a species of aquatic vertebrate. In this podcast, Smith explains why Lamprey DNA is important to humans and where his research is headed.
This podcast was produced by Sam Burchett.
Eller to Deliver Distinguished Professor Lecture
The University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences will present the Distinguished Professor Lecture, featuring History Professor Ron Eller at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 12 in the William T. Young Library auditorium.
