Pairing "Old School" Advising With "New School" Technology
A&S is striving to enhance the student experiences that can lead to greater success.
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STEMCats Living Learning Program
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STEMCats, sponsored by HHMI, is designed to help students succeed at UK. The program prepares students both academically and socially through participation in FastTrack or FOCUS, research opportunities, and special seminar courses. Students participating in STEMCats will build confidence, enthusiasm, satisfaction and a sense of belonging to UK, and experience a smoother transition to college coursework. This leads to improved performance and higher academic achievement.
From Digital Images to Chalk: Technology in the History Classroom
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From Digital Images to Chalk: Technology in the History Classroom
Dr. Erik Myrup Assistant Professor Director of Undergraduate Studies Department of HIstory
The Sound of the Future: Podcasting and Education
Publishing audio and video to support and feature academic content is fairly commonplace in universities and colleges these days, but higher learning institutions haven’t always shared so freely.
A World With Fewer Blinders
After being awarded a grant from the American Association of University Women, philosophy professor Natalie Nenadic is planning research on understanding today’s proliferation of pornography and sexual violence and the role of technology in this development.
UK Faculty Contribute to Book on Common Core Math Standards
Research contributions by faculty from the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education are featured in the 2013 release of "Common Core Mathematics Standards and Implementing Digital Technologies," published by IGI Global, an international academic publishing company.
UK Welcomes Students From Brazil Scientific Mobility Program
Twenty-six Brazilian students will become Kentucky wildcats in the fall, as part of UK's partnership with the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program (BSMP) and the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Conference to Address STEM Opportunities for Girls
The Kentucky Girls STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Collaborative, in partnership with the STEM-H Institute at Eastern Kentucky University, will hold its fifth annual conference "Reaching for the Stars!" Friday, June 7, at the Eastern Kentucky University campus.
Technology on Students' Terms: Jonathan Golding
Technology in the classroom is often discussed in terms of solving issues of scale—the rise of massively open online courses just being the largest of examples. Perhaps though, technology may serve the most good when it's scaled to student needs.
Cosmos and Computers: Gary Ferland discusses infrastructure upgrades for studying space.
The University of Kentucky recently announced big upgrades to its supercomputing infrastructure. This means more power for researchers across the campus working on some of the questions that have puzzled us the longest.