On The Road Again
UK faculty extend the classroom beyond the Commonwealth
geography
Office Hours with Matt Wilson and Matthew Giancarlo
Episode five of Office Hours is here! Join us as we talk to Professor Matt Wilson about his work with "critical GIS," what new intitiatives he has in store for the Geography department, and his time as a guest lecturer at a little-known university called Harvard.
Association of Emeriti Faculty Presents Fellowship Awards
Graduate students in the departments of english, geography, and mathematics recently received fellowship awards from the Association of Emeriti Faculty.
Mapping Cyberspace
A research team led by geography professor Matthew Zook is making use of digital data to explore how people, places, and cyberspace interact.
Where Are You Drinking?
Thanks to work by a group of geographers at the University of Kentucky, to ask “Where are you drinking?” may be just as telling as “What are you drinking?”
Cultural Geographer Karl Raitz to Receive Award for Intellectual Achievement
Professor Karl Raitz of the Department of Geography has been award the 2014 UK Libraries Award for Intellectual Achievement.
Karl Raitz - Rock Fences of the Bluegrass: Revisited
Karl Raitz - Rock Fences of the Bluegrass: Revisited University of Kentucky Arts and Sciences Department of Geography March 2014
Interrupted Service: Gwen Schaefer's Peace Corps Experience in Ukraine
University of Kentucky alumni really do get all around the world. Gwendolyn Schaefer (International Studies/Geography 2013) traveled to Ukraine after her graduation as part of a 27 month long service period with the United State Peace Corps. Unfortunately, Gwen and other Peace Corps volunteers were forced to evacuate from the area in February 2014 due to mounting safety concerns.
Here, Gwen tells us about her time in Ukraine, the people and culture of the nation, and what it was like working there with the Peace Corps.
UK Awards More than $500K to Innovate Instructional Delivery
A&S Professors Matt Zook and Arnold Stromberg have been granted more than $200,000 to improve education, engagement and retention.
