It is uncontroversial that Proto-Indo-European *-nti# regularly becomes -t /d/ in Old Irish, as in berait ‧berat ‘(they) carry’ (< *b^heronti).  Nevertheless, my principal claim in this talk is that just in the copula, and under certain specifiable conditions, the same sequence results instead in -n.  In the course of using this new phonological rule to uncover a couple of hitherto unnoticed copular forms, I also comment on morpho-phonological curiosities in the paradigm of the Old Irish copula more generally.

Guest Lecture by Dr. Santa Arias, entitled Creole's Topophilia: Francisco Javier Clavijero's Thick Places of History

Friday April 4th, 3:30-4:30pm

Sponsored by Passport to the World Viva Mexico, Department of Hispanic Studies, and the University of Kentucky Graduate School

Sponsored by: Passport to the World ¡Viva México!; College of Arts & Sciences; Department of Hispanic Studies; University of Kentucky Graduate School

Title:  Scaling limits in a regularized Laplacian growth model

Abstract:  I will report on joint work with F. Viklund (Uppsala) and A. Turner (Lancaster) on a regularized version of the Hastings-Levitov conformal mapping model of Laplacian random growth. In addition to the usual feedback parameter $\alpha>0$, this regularized version features a smoothing parameter $\sigma>0$.



Using coupling arguments and continuity properties of the Loewner PDE, we prove convergence of random clusters, in the limit as the size of the individual aggregating particles tends to zero, to deterministic limits, provided the smoothing parameter does not tend to zero too fast. We also study scaling limits of the harmonic measure flow on the boundary, and show that it can be described in terms of stopped Brownian webs on the circle.

Title:  Well-posedness and ill-posedness issues for the Novikov-Veselov equation.

Abstract:  In this talk I will describe some recent work on the Novikov-Veselov equation. Using the Fourier restriction method, I will talk about some well-posedness and ill-posedness results for this equation in certain Sobolev spaces. Finally I will discuss some similar results that apply to some related models.

The Conference on Political and Economic Inequality 

Featuring Ellen Goodman, Dean Baker, & Kathy Stein

Free and open to the public.  

Schedule of events: 

Questions? contact Ron Formisano, History, University of Kentucky  rform2@email.uky.edu

University of Idaho

Department Host: Scott Hotaling

Sponsored by Department of Biology Ribble Endowment

*Refreshments served at 3:45 

Professor of Pathology and Genetics

Stanford University

faculty hosts: Drs. Harrison and Rucker

Sponsored by Department of Biology Ribble Endowment 

*Refreshments served at 3:45 

Who needs humans on Mars when we already have bug-eyed rovers trundling along the Martian surface?  Amazingly, one of these rovers has been on duty for 10 years and is still going strong.  (What astronaut would want to hang out on Mars for that long?)  The Mars Exploration Rovers and the Mars Science Laboratory "Curiosity" have sent back thousands of pictures and other information about Mars.  Let's take a look at what they have seen and what they have learned about Mars present and past.

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 139 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.

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

A flyer in pdf format and a link to a campus map are available here:  https://pa.as.uky.edu/observatory