STEMCats End Spring Semester Strong with Research
In the fall of 2014, a group of 235 incoming students became the first class of STEMCats at the University of Kentucky. This week, they are not only wrapping up their first year at UK
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Prof. Yates elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society
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Steven Yates Receives Funding from National Science Foundation and National Nuclear Security Administration
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Steve Yates, a professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy and Director of the University of Kentucky Accelerator Laboratory (UKAL), recently received two grants. One of these awards [1] is a renewal of funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which extends continuous NSF funding of work at UKAL to greater than fifty years. This research is focused on advancing our fundamental understanding of the atomic nucleus. The nucleus, composed of protons and neutrons, is billions of times smaller than is visibl
First Annual UK Postdoctoral Symposium
They conduct lab research and teach classes, but they are neither faculty nor graduate students. Postdoctoral scholars, or postdocs, serve an important role at UK, a research institution. However, they are scattered across various departments and have not always had an opportunity to meet and share their work.
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UK Board Approves Four University Research Professorships
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees today approved University Research Professorships for 2015-16 for four faculty members.
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College of Arts and Sciences Recognizes Its Award-winning Faculty
The University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences will honor its faculty at 4 p.m. today at the William T. Young Library Auditorium.
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Shining a Light on Connections Between Worlds of Art and Science
The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky is hosting "Looking for Light: Chemistry, Art, Story, and Song," the third annual event of the Math, Arts, and Sciences Coalition (M.A.S.C.).
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UK Students Win Kentucky Academy of Science Research Competitions
Thirteen University of Kentucky students took home top honors at the Kentucky Academy of Science 100th Annual Meeting in November, including eight students in the College of Arts & Sciences.
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Undergraduate Assistants Help Freshmen Transition to Life as STEMCats
Undergraduate instructional assistants within one of the university's newest Living Learning Programs, STEMCats, use their past experiences to mentor incoming UK students.
A&S Celebrates New Hall of Fame Members
The University of Kentucky College of Arts Sciences Hall of Fame induction and festivities are slated for Friday, Oct. 10, at 3:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the UK Singletary Center for the Arts.