UK Alum Paves the Way for Space Exploration
UK alumnus and former astronaut Story Musgrave reflects on his path from the Bluegrass to the outer space.
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UK Awarded $1.9 Million to Improve Retention of STEM Majors
Howard Hughes Medical Institute funds five-year project to promote student achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, in collaboration with BCTC
Emily Holsopple Wins NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Emily Holsopple, a biology major and member of the UK rifle team, was recently awarded the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
Naff Symposium 2014: Donald E. Ingber, "From Cellular Mechanotransduction to Biologically Inspired Engineering"
40th Annual Naff Symposium chem.as.uky.edu/naff-symposium University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Donald E. Ingber Director, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
Naff Symposium 2014: Hao Yan, "Designer Architectures for Programmable Self-Assembly"
40th Annual Naff Symposium chem.as.uky.edu/naff-symposium University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Hao Yan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University
Two UK Students Awarded Undergraduate Research Abroad Scholarships
Two UK Juniors receive Undergraduate Research Abroad Scholarship, to travel to Switzerland and Brazil.
Biology Student Slavina Goleva Awarded Summer Research Fellowship
Slavina Goleva, a sophomore Biology major from Bulgaria, was recently awarded the American Physiological Society’s Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship for the summer of 2014.
Biodiversity in the Workplace: Philip Crowley
The College of Arts & Sciences is collaborating on an effort to revitalize science education with the addition of a new science building. Born with ecological ideals in mind, this building will create a learning environment unlike any other on campus as classrooms engage students with the incorporation of nature into the building’s design itself.
Mathews Garden's Deep Roots: Jim Krupa
UK Biologist Jim Krupa studies carnivorous plants and has long been the steward of an unusual patch of land on UK's campus: Mathews Garden. The Garden is a 0.6 acre woodland garden on the corner of Limestone Street and Washington Avenue that has been in existence since 1900 and is used by students for research and teaching.
UK Axolotl Symposium: Get to Know This Strange Salamander
Day long symposium about Axolotls.