Family Farms or Big Agriculture? Rural Sociologist Examines Uses of Right-to-Farm Laws in Courts
By Richard LeComte
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Laws originally designed to protect family farm owners from frivolous lawsuits have, in some states, grown in scope to protect the practices of industrial agriculture – a phenomenon that’s drawn the interest of UK researcher Loka Ashwood.
Portrait of a Successful Tenure-Track Job Search: Helen Kras, Ph.D. 2021, M.A. 2020
By Julie Wrinn
Graduate students in political science are well aware of the importance of fieldwork for their dissertation research, but for Helen Kras (Ph.D. 2021, M.A. 2020), fieldwork also became a deciding factor in her academic job search.
“Every university I had interviews with asked about fieldwork and stated they would be interested in having me teach about fieldwork in methods classes,” she said.
Alumni Profile: Virginia G. Carter (Ph.D. ’88 and M.A. ’78 Anthropology; M.A. ’72 Art History)
For 25 years, Dr. Virginia G. Carter was one of the most influential figures in the cultural and intellectual life of Kentucky through her leadership of the Kentucky Humanities Council. Founded in 1972, Kentucky Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
What Are the Odds? Statistics Professor Diagnosed with Disease She was Working to Predict
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 15, 2021) — Numbers are kind of Katherine Thompson’s thing.
“I think it runs in my blood,” Thompson said. “My mom taught high school math and AP statistics, so math was a natural progression when I started thinking about college and what field I wanted to pursue.”
Chad Risko, New Faculty Director of Undergraduate Research
By Vice President for Research Lisa Cassis
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Chad Risko has accepted our offer to be the new Faculty Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research. Dr. Risko is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Kentucky (UK).
A&S Faculty Member, Alumna Expand Access for Students Who Are Blind
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 13, 2021) — For Sydney Clark, every day presents challenges. She was born with a genetic condition that resulted in vision loss over time.
By the time she was a teenager, she was almost completely blind.
“Accessibility is always an issue,” Clark said. “I've never had an experience where accessibility wasn't an issue."
2nd Annual Linguistics Homecoming
Join us for the 2nd Annual Linguistics Homecoming featuring Sarah Marks, Linguistics Class of 1999.
Sarah Tully Marks, MD, MA, FAAFP graduated from UK with a Bachelor of Arts degree in linguistics and English. She received her Master of Arts in linguistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and then returned to UK for medical school. She completed her family medicine residency at St. Joseph Family Medicine Residency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Throughout it all, she has taught undergraduates, medical students, residents, and students throughout the health professions.
Her teaching and clinical interests continue to be informed by her love of language. After recently speaking to family medicine residents about how language affects our colleagues and patients, she has reflected on its role throughout her life and career. She will come speak to those reflections and the importance her linguistics training has had at various stages of her life and career.
The talk will take place in the WTY Library Multipurpose Room B108C, followed by a reception.
*This event will follow all university-wide health and safety protocols. Masks will be required for attendees*
Watch live here: https://uky.zoom.us/s/86897106817
Date:
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Location:
WTY Library Multipurpose Room B108C
