by Whitney Hale & Tess Perica
Information in this day and age is rarely scarce, but often not collected and saved properly for future generations. However, one national project under the leadership of oral historian Doug Boyd, director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at University of Kentucky Libraries, hopes to remedy that through the dissemination of best practices via the Oral History in the Digital Age (OHDA).
Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library
by Gail Bennett
WUKY presented a check for $14,000 today to the University of Kentucky Army ROTC for their portion of the proceeds from the inaugural Kentucky National Guard Bluegrass Mud Run. More than 700 people participated in this fun and exciting event, which took place on the UK campus Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012.
WUKY, UK's NPR station, and the ROTC presented the event as a way for participants to have fun and promote a physically fit lifestyle. Capt. Robert Anderson with ROTC and WUKY Development Director Gail Bennett agreed: "This was a great partnership and we look forward to working together in the future."
UK Army ROTC will use proceeds from the Mud Run to help support the cadets, and WUKY will use their share of the revenue to upgrade the technical needs at the
by Guy Spriggs
On November 17, 2012, UK’s Allan Butterfield was announced as the newest Fellow of the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM). Butterfield’s election was announced at the 19th Annual Meeting of SFRBM in San Diego.
Butterfield is the UK Alumni Association Endowed Professor of Biological Chemistry, Director of the Center of Membrane Sciences, Director of the Free Radical Biology in Cancer Shared Resource Facility of the Markey Cancer Center and Faculty of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. His election as SFRBM Fellow
Many UK students consider internship experience to be critical in their preparation for the professional world. A Lexington-based company, Lexmark Inc., consistently facilitates students from various majors into its internship positions. One student, however, took this longstanding relationship with Lexmark one step farther, or approximately 7,400 miles farther, geographically speaking.
Hannah Simms is a junior at UK, majoring in international studies and political science with a minor in Chinese studies, as well as a member of the UK Honors Program. This
by Gail Hairston
Imagine you are far, far from home, and those around you are terribly excited about a family holiday that focuses on foods you may never have tasted. That’s the way many international students at the University of Kentucky feel about Thanksgiving, a holiday as American as the apple pie finale.
UK Alumni Association doesn’t like anyone to be left out of this special holiday. For seven years, it has celebrated Thanksgiving in a global fashion with students and their guests from every corner of the world.
All multicultural and international students are invited to join the UK Alumni Association at the Student Center Grand Ballroom for the free 7th annual
by Sarah Geegan
"My experience abroad was one of the most amazing, academically enriching and personally rewarding experiences I had in college," recent UK alumna, in political science and international studies, Lauren Cook said.
As a part of International Education Week, the Office of International Affairs is hosting a panel on post-graduation opportunities abroad for graduates like Cook, who hope to further pursue education abroad experiences, as well as for students who have not previously engaged in education abroad but are interested in post-graduate opportunities. The event will take place from 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the
Mansoor Sultan is a UK student from Iraq, pursuing a master's degree in electrical engineering. Like many of the other 1,788 international students at UK from more than 117 countries, a daunting challenge for Sultan when he arrived in Lexington was his English proficiency — a challenge which the Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) strives to help students overcome.
Lina Crocker, faculty member in the CESL, contends that face-to-face interaction with American students is one of the best tools for both English-speaking practice and orientation into American culture. She facilitates partnerships with various departments across campus, which give international students like Sultan the opportunity to meet American
by Sarah Geegan
Eleven students from the arid Middle East and North Africa convened in drought-stricken San Angelo, Texas, over the summer — to learn about water.
Through a grant from the State Department's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, UK Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Alan Fryar and colleagues focused on capacity building in the Middle East and North Africa, with a particular emphasis on hydrology. In collaboration with researchers from the University of Georgia and Western Michigan University, Fryar participated in a program called BOOST: Building Opportunity Out of Science and Technology.
"The State
by Sarah Geegan and Derrick Meads
The University of Kentucky has emerged as a leader in advancing its land grant mission into the 21st century.
A mission that serves to improve the lives of Kentucky citizens through education, research, creative work, service and health care extends beyond the borders of the Commonwealth. Since the 1950s UK has become increasingly involved in aiding other countries in developing successful higher education systems as well as other capacities. These partnerships open opportunities for research, innovation and global experience, benefitting UK students and the state of Kentucky.
The University of Kentucky’s experience as a land grant institution in a state that struggled with low-income agriculture and subsistence living in the 1930s and 1940s created a wealth of research and experience in sustainable development. This
by Whitney Hale & Courtney Quinn
The University of Kentucky Libraries Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Research Center will present a lecture by William H. Chafe, author of "Bill and Hillary: The Politics of the Personal" and the Alice Mary Baldwin Professor of History, Emeritus, at Duke University. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be presented at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, in the 18th floor conference room of Patterson Office Tower.
Chafe is the author of 13 books, including pioneering works on women’s history, civil rights history, and American political history. At Duke, he co-founded
by Derrick Meads & Sarah Geegan
An exhibit titled “Interwoven: Rural Traditions, Modern Ties ~ Baskets from Appalachia and the Andes” will showcase more than 100 pieces of basketry from Ecuador and Appalachia at the Lexington Public Library’s Central Gallery.
The wide-ranging exhibit of baskets opened Nov. 3, and spans from Nov. 12-16. A reception will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, at the gallery, during the final day of UK’s "International Education Week.”
The Ecuadorian work ranges from baskets made by Huaorani and Kichwa indigenous groups in the Amazon Basin and Andean highland, to modern pieces collected in major cities. The Appalachian exhibited works also span across white oak baskets to modern contemporary craft.
In early 2012 the U.S. Embassy in Quito, Ecuador, invited
by Sarah Geegan & Lauren Kamas
The University of Kentucky Confucius Institute will celebrate its second anniversary Friday, Nov. 9 with various events.
A free public concert, the “East Meets West: Featuring Guzheng and Western Instruments” performance will be held at 7 p.m. at the Singletary Center for the Arts and will be followed by a reception. This concert will feature musical artists Chi-Sun Chan, a veteran tuba player, and Shin-Yi Yang, a professional Gu Qin and Guzheng player.
Events such as this, which UKCI strives to present throughout the year, provide a unique lens into traditional Chinese culture. Confucius Institute Director
by Kathy Johnson
WUKY's "UK Perspectives" focuses on the people and programs of the University of Kentucky and is hosted by WUKY General Manager Tom Godell. Today's program features William Endres, a professor in UK’s Division of Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Media and Noah Adler, Director of Research Computation and Application Development in Arts & Sciences, who discuss their effort to preserve and make accessible digital images of two rare manuscripts from the 8th and 15th centuries: the St. Chad Gospels and the Wycliffe New Testament.
To listen to the podcast interview, from which "UK Perspectives" is produced, click here.
"UK Perspectives" airs at 8:35 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. each Friday on WUKY 91.3, UK's NPR station.
By Guy Spriggs
On Friday, December 7, UK’s Quantitative Initiative for Policy and Social Research (QISPR) will host a conference entitled “The Polarize Electorate” in the Young Library Auditorium.
The goal of the conference is to investigate the political and public division in contemporary America and to determine why this divisiveness is becoming a way of life for Americans.
“Everyone knows the political parties are more divided than ever,” said Mark Peffley, UK political science professor and director of QIPSR. “But why has the electorate become so polarized, and what, if anything, can we do about it?”
The conference is focused on understanding the psychology and policy implications of polarized communications. “One of
This article appears courtesy of the UK Alumni Association
We recently had the chance to catch up with Lt. Col. Jason Cummins ’93 BE. Cummins is currently chair of the military science program and UK Army ROTC program at the University of Kentucky. He has successfully made service to the country his lifelong career. He has served in Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan, and even managed to obtain an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and teach at the United States Military Academy. Now he spends his days performing a most important task at the University of Kentucky: leading our future leaders. Read below for some interesting insights from Cummins.
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