Last year, 18 percent of the University of Kentucky graduating class graduated with global experience. The university’s International Center has taken steps to increase that percentage.
The UK International Center’s Education Abroad and Exchanges program (UK EA) recently announced a new 2018-19 scholarship and program fee reduction initiative for selected UK exchange partners around the world, ranging from $1,000-$5,000.
University of Kentucky student, Rachel Pagano, explains her undergraduate research experience. Pagano is a Senior Natural Resources and Environmental Science major at UK.
Who wants to live forever? Four scientists have discovered the fountain of youth in a new stem cell procedure. Little do they know that the oldest member of the team is trying to destroy their project. In one night they question history, women’s place in science, and the value of time as they wrestle with the fate of an overcrowded earth.
Timeless: A Scientific Comedy, by Raegan Payne, won the biennial Prize for Women Playwrights and will have its world premiere on November 2-4 at the Farish Theater, Lexington Public Library, 140 East Main Street.
Innovations in stem cell technologies have long been a fascination for the playwright. Payne started college as a pre-med student at Sewanee: The University of the South, and only later discovered a love of playwriting. Her script was blindly chosen from over 180 entries from 31 states in the U.S. plus Canada and New Zealand. She lives in southern California but was born in Murray, Ky., and raised in Louisville. She will hold a conversation with the audience after the Saturday matinee.
The play is produced and directed by Eric Seale and Jessica York, in collaboration with the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences, and stars Debbie Sharp, Forrest Loeffler, Bailey Preston, and Darius Fatemi.
Tickets are $15 general admission/$10 students/$8 students 15 minutes before curtain. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance at this link:
Thomas D. Spalding, Vice President–Geoscience for Pioneer Natural Resources, was born in Muskegon, Michigan, in 1958 and grew up in Louisville, Ky. He attended Westport High School, played on the football team, and graduated in 1976. He attended the University of Kentucky and was a Resident Advisor in Hagen Hall from 1978 to 1980.
UK EES alumnus Tim Elam (M.S. Geology, '81) describes how his geological training at UK prepared him for a successful career in industry and for his current role as a seasonal interpretative park ranger at Grand Canyon National Park.
Young visitors to the 2016 open house enjoy a virtual sandbox, provided by the UK Department of Mining Engineering.
Earth Science Week will be observed nationwide Oct. 8-14, and the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) at the University of Kentucky will again promote the appreciation of earth sciences with an open house.
