The University of Kentucky is home to the Bluegrass Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (BGSFN). BGSFN is comprised of nearly 300 members, including faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, undergraduate students and staff. This organization…
(August 6, 2015) - University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, together with its design and construction partners, JRA Architects and Messer, hosted a “topping off ceremony” today to mark the securing of the last and uppermost beam atop the new Academic Science Building (ASB). The…
By Lori Johnson
On Friday, May 8, 2015, The Department of Chemistry hosted its second annual Graduation Celebration & Student Awards Ceremony in Dawson Lecture Hall of the Chemistry-Physics Building. The ceremony recognized graduating students from both the undergraduate and graduate…
The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research and the Society for the Promotion of Undergraduate Research (SPUR) hosted the Showcase from 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, in the Student Center Grand Ballroom. Each year, the Showcase brings together undergraduates from all disciplines…
The College of Arts and Sciences honored distinguished faculty and teaching awards winners for the past year on April 22, in the WT Young Library Auditorium.
The recipients of this year's College faculty awards are:
Beth Guiton, chemisty - Undergraduate Mentoring…On Friday, April 17th 2015, the Department of Chemistry hosted the Eighteenth Annual Lyle Ramsay Dawson Lecture. The Lecture was given by Geoffrey Coates of Cornell University on the topic of New Polymers from Old Monomers: Advances Enabled through Catalyst Design.
This year, the Dawson…
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 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:…
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…
On May 9, 2014, the Department of Chemistry held its annual Graduation Celebration & Student Awards Ceremony. UK President Emeritus Lee Todd delivered the opening address. He was introduced by Chemistry Department Chair Mark Meier. Spring 2014 graduates were recognized, including students…
On Friday April 18 the Chemistry Department at the University of Kentucky hosted the annual Regional Undergraduate Research in Chemistry Poster Competition. This event, organized by Prof. Edith Glazer, was sponsored by the UK Department of Chemistry and the regional chapter of the American…
Introductory Chemistry can be a challenge, but Lisa Blue, an instructor within the Department of Chemistry, eases students' transition to college chemistry with the Chemistry Learning Center. It will serve students of General and Organic Chemistry: answer their questions, provide tutoring, and…
Chemistry graduate student Liz Pillar recently won the Outstanding Student Paper Award from the American Geophysical Union. The AGU Fall Meeting is the largest worldwide conference in the geophysical sciences, attracting more than 24,000 Earth and space scientists, educators, students, and other…
In celebration of National Chemistry Week, the University of Kentucky Department of Chemistry presented a demonstration show on Friday October 25, 2013. This fun-filled evening has become a much-anticipated annual event. Students of the department inform, entertain and amaze the audience of all…
The College of Arts and Sciences inducted five new members into its Hall of Fame Oct. 11, 2013, with a ceremony at the Singletary Center for the Arts, bringing the current totals to 34 alumni and 11 emeritus faculty A&S Hall of Fame members.
Alumni Inductees:
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Hundreds of A&S students gathered to kick off the new school year at the Student Center on Tuesday, August 27th, 2013!
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Kentucky organizes an annual Symposium on Chemistry and Molecular Biology. This Symposium was established in honor of Anna S. Naff, a University of Kentucky graduate, through the generous support of Dr. Benton Naff of NIH. The Symposium has an…
Recently retired chemistry professor was responsible for creating the periodic table of the elements that is showcased in room 139 of the Chem-Phys Building.
These photos give us a detailed account of all that went into that process. Jim designed the table, painted the letters, and…
