By Sarah Geegan, Jonathon Spalding

It started with a simple question, then grew into a large online survey with responses from over 1,000 people from across the U.S. and abroad. A new book by Ellen Riggle and Sharon Rostosky, “A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-Being," explores what’s positive about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer identities.

“It is the right question at the right time. People want to share their positive experiences,” said Riggle, UK professor in the departments of Gender and Women’s Studies and Political Science.

By Guy Spriggs

On a windy day in February 2012, Department of Geography associate professor Jeremy Crampton met his Intro to GIS (Geographic Information Systems) students on the main lawn in front of Administration Building for a demonstration of citizen remote sensing.

This cutting edge experiment didn’t require any million dollar equipment, however. Crampton and his students were able to survey the western border of UK’s campus using only a camera, a 2-liter soda bottle, a balloon, rubber bands, and string.

By simply suspending a camera from the balloon, this technique makes it possible to not only physically map an area, but to use other forms of recording (such as thermal imaging) to capture data on

By Keith Hautala

University of Kentucky students will have the opportunity to meet with more than 115 employers at the Spring 2012 Employer Showcase, sponsored by the UK James W. Stuckert Career Center.

The showcase will bring employers in both technical and non-technical professions to the Student Center Ballrooms from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, and Wednesday, Feb. 15. 

The first day of the event will showcase employers in technical career fields such as engineering, computer science, construction, information systems/technology and scientific research.

The second day will host employers in non-technical fields such as communications, accounting, banking, consulting, health care, government, management, human services, retail and sales,

By Kathy Johnson

Kentucky poet, novelist and environmentalist Wendell Berry has been named the 2012 Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).  This is the highest honor the federal government betstows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities.

Berry, a University of Kentucky alumnus with a degree in English and former creative writing professor at UK, will deliver the 41st Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 23, 2012, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.  The lecture is titled "It All Turns on Affection."

To read the NEH news release, click here.

This has been a notable year for Berry. President Barack Obama awarded Berry

Date: Saturday, February 11, at 11:00am

Location: The Lyric Theater

By Colleen Glenn

A new year is just starting, but an important community series at the Lyric is already underway. “Rebuilding the Block,” the S.T. Roach Community Conversations, kicked off in December and will continue through the spring.

The second annual series is a collaborative project created by UK’s African American & Africana Studies Program in partnership with the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center. Faculty members from across the University of Kentucky are involved in the project.

“The

By Sarah Geegan, Guy Spriggs

The American Anthropological Association recently appointed University of Kentucky anthropology Professor Sarah Lyon as editor of the Anthropology of Work Review (AWR).

AWR is the journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Work, a section of the American Anthropological Association.

“(AWR) is a journal that looks at the variety of work and all of its forms,” said Lyon. “It looks at labor and work around the world and across time from an anthropological point of view.”

The role of AWR editor seems tailor-made for Lyon, who specializes in economic anthropology with a focus on the intersections of culture and economy.

“The way I like to think

A&S Passport to the World
Year of China – awaken the past, discover the future

A&S 100 – 001 - Dr. Keiko Tanaka
Tuesdays and Thursdays
6:00 – 7:40pm
Whitehall Classroom Building Room 118
Course offered from February 21st to April 19th

This 2-credit, 8-week course will aim to introduce undergraduate students to various aspects of Chinese society and culture. Students will be required to attend various Year of China events in addition to in-class presentations by guest speakers and film presentations. Each month, diverse scholars and professionals will be invited to give presentations around the monthly theme.

For enrollment information, contact Kari Burchfield at klburc2@uky.edu

By Keith Hautala

The Martin School of Public Policy and Administration is now requesting nominations for the  2012 William E. Lyons Award for Outstanding Service to the University of Kentucky, the community and the Commonwealth. 

This award is given each year to an individual associated with the university who has given outstanding service to UK, the community or the state. It is named in honor of William E. Lyons (1935-1994), professor of political science and public administration, director of the Martin School, chair of the Department of Political Science, chair of the Lexington-Fayette County Merger Commission, member of the Urban County Council, and chair or member of numerous other university and government committees.

Those wishing to nominate a person for the award, which consists of an honorarium of $500

NFL fans in Arts and Sciences, here is your insiders look into Super Bowl 46 in Indianapolis, Indiana. I am an A&S staffer who also just happens to be really interested in emergency preparedness. I am working to complete my degree in Public Health (DrPH). As a part of the degree requirements, I am in Indianapolis this week working with the public health department to see exactly what goes into making an event like the Super Bowl go off without a hitch.

This is really the story of a pipe dream that is happening because the Vice President of the NFL responded to my email. About six months ago it occurred to me that Super Bowl 46 was a golden opportunity to study emergency preparedness given all the responsibilities we have: work, family (two beautiful girls), and the lack of funding for this project). I am from Indianapolis, so I was able to swing accommodations at a great