Sean Bemis, an assistant professor in Earth and Environmental Science, studies the deformation of the tectonic plates that make up the earth’s crust. When he’s not out in the field “playing in the dirt,” as he would say, Bemis is in his renovated lab space in Slone Research Building, which is…

On Thursday, October 30th the departments of Chemistry and Physics/Astronomy met for their first annual “Spooktacular Celebration”. The afternoon event included a chili cook-off judged by all in attendance by ballot.

There was also a costume contest which was judged by Brad Harrington,…

In celebration of National Chemistry Week, the University of Kentucky Department of Chemistry presented a demonstration show on Friday October 24, 2014. This fun-filled evening has become a much-anticipated annual event. Students of the department inform, entertain and amaze the audience of all…

The 2014 Distinguished UK Geology Alumni Award presentation was held October 9 prior to the Rast-Holbrook Seminar.

Wendell Overcash (UK B.S. Geology 1977, UK Law 1980), the Chair of the Geology Alumni Advisory board served as master of ceremonies. The full citations will be available…

Greenhouse students visited the Lexington Farmers Market and met with the markets business manager to learn how the market is run. Next they headed to Seedleaf and met with the director before spending some time helping in the new 'food forest' being installed in Lexington.

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Greenhouse students were welcomed into the program at the community induction ceremony.

Newly inducted Greenhouse students met the program’s faculty directors, undergraduate instructional assistants and program administrators. They had a chance to meet up with their peer mentors and get…

The CAFE Environmental Programs K Week event offered students a chance to learn more the college's majors and programs with an environment and sustainability focus.

Students were able to enjoy local foods such as hamburgers from Marksbury Farm Market, brats from the UK Butcher Shop, buns…

A&S Dean’s Circle members were on campus October 10, 2014 to meet up with Dean Mark Kornbluh, and hear about all of the exciting initiatives that are taking place in the College and at UK.

The group took a tour of Greenhouse – the new Environment & Sustainability Residential…

The College of Arts and Sciences inducted six new members into its Hall of Fame Oct. 10, 2014, with a ceremony at the Singletary Center for the Arts, bringing the current totals to 38 alumni and 13 emeritus faculty A&S Hall of Fame members.

2014 Alumni Inductees:…

On September 26, 2014, the College of Arts & Sciences was honored to recognize our top-achieving students at a reception in the Grand Ballroom on the campus of the University of Kentucky.

There were many proud parents and friends on hand to celebrate all the hard work of these…

The College of Arts & Sciences kicked off its fifth Passport to the World celebration – Year of the Middle East – Crossroads of the World, on Tuesday, September 4, on the Student Center Lawn. Food, t-shirts, henna tattooing and live music featuring Vanessa Paloma were enjoyed by the entire…

The Department of English welcomed renowned author Jill McCorkle for a reading on Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at the Art Museum in the Singletary Center for the Arts on UK’s campus. She also was in Lexington as a featured guest of the Kentucky Women’s Writers Conference. McCorkle published…

The 36th annual Kentucky Women Writers Conference opened on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 at the Lyric Theatre, with The Sonia Sanchez Series featuring Asha Bandele, author of the best-selling memoir, The Prisoner’s Wife, a second memoir, Some Kind of Beautiful, a novel, Daughter, and several volumes…

The keynote event of this year’s Kentucky Women Writers Conference took place on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at Memorial Hall.

Brave New Words: A poetry reading and conversation with Tracy K. Smith, Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry for Life on Mars, and Tina Chang, poet laureate of Brooklyn.…

Now in its third year, FastTrack is a residential academic program designed to prepare first-year students for rigorous undergraduate course work before the start of the fall semester.

FastTrack students also have the opportunity to move in early, giving them a head start on building…

The new Greenhouse program engages students in learning about many aspects of the local environment, all in the context of sustainability - and what better way to do that then having our students on bikes! Each new Greenhouse student was entered into a drawing to receive a brand new bike -…

Champions Court II is a brand new residence life building on UK's campus, and the new home to Wired. We captured some of the move in activity as these students gear up for their first semester at UK.

Wired offers first-year UK students a 2020 education today. Students of the 21st century…

This August marks the creation of Greenhouse on UK's campus. Greenhouse is a new living-learning community that engages students in learning about many aspects of the local environment, all in the context of sustainability, by bringing together students and faculty interested in understanding…

Our visitors from Ecuador and the Go Teacher program had a closing ceremony in August of 2014 on the campus of the University of Kentucky.

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Regeneration is one of the most tantalizing areas of biological research. How are some animals able to regrow body parts following injury? Why can't humans do the same thing? Can scientists learn the secrets that imbue certain animals with this amazing ability? Could that knowledge someday be…

Regeneration is one of the most tantalizing areas of biological research. How are some animals able to regrow body parts following injury? Why can't humans do the same thing? Can scientists learn the secrets that imbue certain animals with this amazing ability? Could that knowledge someday be…

Regeneration is one of the most tantalizing areas of biological research. How are some animals able to regrow body parts following injury? Why can't humans do the same thing? Can scientists learn the secrets that imbue certain animals with this amazing ability? Could that knowledge someday be…

Regeneration is one of the most tantalizing areas of biological research. How are some animals able to regrow body parts following injury? Why can't humans do the same thing? Can scientists learn the secrets that imbue certain animals with this amazing ability? Could that knowledge someday be…

On May 2nd, 2014, the Department of Anthropology held their year-end awards ceremony in Lafferty Hall. Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Mark Kornbluh, gave the opening remarks, and awards were distributed including inductions into Lambda Alpha, the National Collegiate Honors Society…

Kevin Yeager, a sedimentary geologist and environmental radiochemist in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, leads a group of graduate and undergraduate research assistants in SER2L - the Sedimentary, Environmental and Radiochemical Research Laboratory. The lab - described by…