Rast-Holbrook Seminar, “EARTHQUAKES TO OROGENESIS: DEFORMATIONAL PROCESSES WITHIN THE ACTIVE TRANSPRESSIONAL ALASKA RANGE”
UK's Yeager Part of Team That Finds Missing Deepwater Horizon Oil
***EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER***6th Annual Appalachian Research Community Symposium and Arts Showcase
***THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. WE WILL RESCHEDULE AND POST UPDATES WHEN PLANS ARE FINALIZED*** The University of Kentucky Graduate Appalachian Research Community presents the 6th Annual UK Appalachian Research Community Symposium and Arts Showcase on Saturday, March 7, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the William T. Young Library. This year's keynote speaker is Lisa Conley, Ph.D. Her research interests focus on foodways, environmental sustainability, and local food politics in motivating the self-provisioning practices of people in rural and urban Kentucky. Please, find more information about registration or proposal submition here: https://appalachiancenter.as.uky.edu/annual-research-symposium. The deadline to submit abstracts is February 15, 2015. Registration for presenters and non-presenters is free. Undergraduate and Graduate students are welcome to register.
Dave Moecher Receives NSF Grant to Understand Magma Formation in Earth's Crust
Rast-Holbrook Seminar
4:00-4:25 Dr. Adam Milewski, Assistant Professor of Geology, University of Georgia, "The Past, Present, and Future of Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa Region"
4:30-4:55 Dr. Neda Zawahri, Associate Professor of Political Science, Cleveland State University, "Management of Transboundary Rivers in the Middle East"
5:00-5:25 Discussion moderated by Dr. Alan Fryar
Lexington Old-Time Music Gathering
Please, join in the fun at the Lexington Old-Time Music Gathering in Lexington, KY! This event spans February 12, 2015 through February 15, 2015 and has something for everyone. This is an opportunity for community engagement, learning about traditional mountain music, and hearing artists perform. During the Saturday, 2/14/15 event, there will be fun for all ages at the Appalachian Youth Day portion of the event from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission for the Youth Day is free, and there will be workshops, open mic, jam sessions, singing, and dances! (Please note that a parent must accompany children at all times.) Please, see the Lexington Old-Time Music Gathering website for detailed information, including a full schedule of performers and events: http://lexoldtime.com/.
Morocco, Maps, and Precipitation: The NSF Grant with Ben Currens
In the summer of 2014, several undergraduate and graduate students from the College of Arts and Sciences received a grant from the National Science Foundation. This NSF grant gave them the means to pursue research in various fields as they explored their interests and prepared for their potential futures.
UK Students Win Kentucky Academy of Science Research Competitions
Office Hours with Kevin Yeager and Julia Johnson
In this pre-Thanksgiving episode of Office Hours, Kevin Yeager of Geology and Julia Johnson of English swing in to tell us about their work. Being a husband and wife team, there are interesting ways in which the research they each do intertwines! And then, before we go, Professor Johnson tells us all about the MFA in Creative Writing now available at UK!