A&S Professor Amy Murrell Taylor to be Featured in Upcoming PBS Documentaries
By Micha'la Hood and Lindsey Piercy
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 12, 2022) — It’s been 157 years since the end of American slavery, but the journey to telling the true history of that era has only just begun.
A&S Students Selected as 2022-23 Alumni Ambassadors
By Stacey Gish
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 8, 2022) — The University of Kentucky Alumni Association announced the selection of 27 student representatives as Alumni Ambassadors for the 2022-23 academic year. Alumni Ambassadors serve as official student hosts of UK, promoting the university at numerous events in partnership between the Office of the President, Office of Philanthropy and the UK Alumni Association.
Alumni Ambassadors for 2022-23 are:
UK Psychology, Journalism Major Uses Radio to Spread News to Western Kentucky Community
By Richard LeComte
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Nolia Williams spent her summer mixing her psychology and journalism majors in western Kentucky, where she got to talk to people affected by the ravages of environmental disasters.
A&S Students Selected for Undergraduate Research Ambassador Program
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 31, 2022) — The Office of Undergraduate Research at the University of Kentucky is honored to announce that 22 students have been selected for the 2022-23 Undergraduate Research Ambassador program.
UK-led project awarded $2.5 million by National Science Foundation to study climate change, biodiversity
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 29, 2022) — A study led by the University of Kentucky has been selected for funding by the National Science Foundation’s “Biodiversity on a Changing Planet” program, an international, transdisciplinary effort that addresses major challenges related to climate change. The five-year project has been awarded nearly $2.5 million.
Galápagos Islands Program Engages Students in History and Evolution
This summer, Jim Krupa, UK biology professor, led a course on the evolutionary ecology of the Galápagos archipelago.
“The life on the islands is almost otherworldly,” Krupa said. “The students are absolutely shocked and amazed when they arrive. It’s incredible to see their reactions.”
UK Chemistry Doctoral Student Receives U.S. Department of Energy Stipend
UK Chemistry Doctoral Student Receives U.S. Department of Energy Stipend By Richard LeComte
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Henry Pruett, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry in the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences, has received a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Graduate Student Research fellowship, which provides a stipend of $3,600 a month.
Malinche’s Refusal: New visions for a decolonized Latinidad