A&S Alumnus William H. Turner’s 'The Harlan Renaissance' Nominated for Book of the Year
By Jennifer T. Allen
“The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns” by UK alumnus William H. Turner has been nominated for the Book of the Year Award by the Museum of African American History in Cambridge, Mass. The Museum of African American History (MAAH) Stone Book Award is an annual prize that encourages scholarship and writing within the field of African American history and culture.
CELT Announces 2022-23 Faculty Cohort for Teaching Innovation Institute
By Trey Conatser and Jill Abney
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 27, 2022) — The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching launched the Teaching Innovation Institute in 2020 as an incubator for cutting-edge instructional techniques. Two faculty cohorts have completed the program with a third on the way for the next academic year. The three cohorts have involved 61 faculty from 14 colleges and 46 departments or schools.
A&S Students Form First Cohort of Kentucky Geological Survey Paul Edwin Potter Interns
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 24, 2022) — The first cohort of interns in a new Kentucky Geological Survey program are spending their summers contributing to statewide research projects focused on geologic resources, environmental issues and natural hazards affecting Kentucky.
A&S Students, Professors Participate in First CURE Fellowship Program
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 23, 2022) — The Office of Undergraduate Research has selected 16 undergraduates for the 2022 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience Fellowship program.
A&S Investigators Receive $3.7 Million to Study Kentucky’s Sleep Deprivation Epidemic
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 9, 2022) — Poor sleep is linked to a wide range of medical issues, including hypertension, diabetes, depression, obesity and cancer. With more than a third of U.S. adults reporting insufficient sleep, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describe sleep deprivation as a public health epidemic.
A&S Professor Among Recipients of 2022 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 8, 2022) — David Weisrock, professor and chair of the Biology Department in the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences, has received one of the the 2022 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award. The award recognizes exceptional leadership and support of student researchers.
NSF Fellowship to Support UK Professor’s Work on Philosophy of Science
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 8, 2022) — Julia Bursten, associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Philosophy, works together with scientists to help improve scientific methods for their experiments.
