Divahn features the Middle Eastern and Sephardic Jewish Music of Galeet Dardashti.

http://www.divahn.com/ 

Iranian-descended singer Galeet Dardashti leads Divahn's edgy all-female power-house ensemble. The group has engendered an international following, performing in venues ranging from international concert halls to the most prestigious clubs in NYC. Infusing traditional and original Middle Eastern Jewish songs with sophisticated harmonies, entrancing improvisations, and funky arrangements, Divahn's thrilling live shows feature lush string arrangements, eclectic Indian, Middle Eastern, and Latin percussion, and vocals spanning Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish, Persian, Arabic, and Aramaic. “Divan,” a word common to Hebrew, Persian, and Arabic, means a collection of songs or poetry. Through their music, the group creatively underscores common ground between diverse Middle Eastern cultures and religion.

Everywhere we look in space we see stars and galaxies.  We know, however, that this was not always the case.  The universe began in a very dense state of high temperature.  Sometime after the universe cooled to the point that atoms could form, the very first stars sprung into existence.  These first stars, which were made of only hydrogen and helium, remain mysterious because no examples of such stars have yet been found.  I will discuss current investigations that help to place some constraints the original star properties and how their existence helped to bring about the universe we see today.

The University of Kentucky Department of Physics and Astronomy is pleased to welcome the public to our astronomical observatory. Part of our program of public outreach is a presentation on an interesting topic in astronomy followed by a visit to the observatory. The Kentucky SkyTalk is held on the second Thursday of every month.  A 45 minute program on astronomy will begin at 8:00 PM in Room 155 of the Chemistry-Physics Building. After the presentation, you are invited to view the sky through our 20-inch telescope, weather permitting.

Free parking is available on the top floor of parking structure #2, next to the observatory. With the exception of paid parking, without a valid parking permit, leaving your vehicle somewhere other than next to the observatory will result in a parking citation. Please note that Rose Street is closed south of the Chem-Physics building.

All are welcome and there is no charge. Tell your neighbors. Bring your kids.

A flyer, an all-sky chart for March, and a campus map in pdf format available here: 

  https://pa.as.uky.edu/observatory

Information meeting for all Math majors and minors, and more generally, for all students interested in the Math Program.  

Pizza will be offered at the end of the meeting.

Title:  Gradient estimates for the Stokes semigroup subject Neumann boundary conditions in bounded convex domains.

Abstract available at http://www.ms.uky.edu/~hislop/PDEseminarS2015

Title:  On Bounded Point Derivations and Analytic Capacity

Abstract:  Let X be a compact subset of the complex plane and let R(X) denote the uniform closure of the space of rational functions whose poles lie off X. We say that there is a bounded point derivation on R(X) at x if and only if there exists a constant k such that |f t(x)| ≤ k||f ||X for all f ∈ H(X), where H(X) is the space of all functions that are holomorphic in some neighborhood of X. In this talk we will give necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a bounded point derivation on R(X) at x.

 

Fostering Interdisciplinary Education in Quantitative Biology across the University

We will discuss long-term efforts to enhance the quantitative components of the undergraduate curriculum for life science students, what mechanisms faculty can use to foster student appreciation of and abilities in quantitative sciences (e.g. math, computing, data science, statistics) and implications from these for graduate life science education.

This will be an informal discussion over lunch. If you would like to attend, please contact David Murrugarra  if you plan to attend.

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Surya Banks will be presenting his exit seminar, titled Organometallic Materials: Ferroceno[c]thiophenes and 1,2-Bisthienylferrocenes.

Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Selegue

Abstract: Quantum Field Theory is a universal language to describe a multitude of physical phenomena from elementary particle and condensed matter physics. Often apparent complexity of the described phenomena is attributed to strong coupling in the underlying QFT. Accordingly, understanding strongly-coupled dynamics became a universal theoretical challenge relevant for many areas of contemporary physics. Remarkably, the past decade was characterized by an accelerated development of several original approaches to this problem, leading to a plethora of new results. In my talk I will focus on several non-pertubative methods, most notably holographic correspondence, and describe recent progress and hot research topics. Refreshments will be served in CP 179 at 3:15 PM