Kevin Yeager, a sedimentary geologist and environmental radiochemist in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, leads a group of graduate and undergraduate research assistants in SER2L - the Sedimentary, Environmental and Radiochemical Research Laboratory. The lab - described by…
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Meet Nathan Moore
The UK Junior was recently named a fellow for the Schomburg-Mellon Humanities Summer Institute in New York City, and as one of only 10 recipients to be bestowed that honor, it is helping to further define who Nathan Moore is and who he is quickly becoming as an academic. “Being accepted into…
Farewell Keeneland
Keeneland Hall on UK’s north campus has been home to Wired, an A&S Residential College, since it launched in 2011. So many friendships and memories have been made in Keeneland over that time period, as well as offering first-year students a unique opportunity to be steeped in the traditions…
Math Excel Spring 2014
MathExcel is a special program designed to help first-year students succeed in Calculus I and II. MathExcel students attend three 90-minute problem-solving workshops each week to build problem-solving and group study skills. MathExcel problem-solving workshops are led by our best graduate…
Chemistry Poster Competition 2014
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…
Celebrating National Poetry Month
April 30, 2014 - Poetry was in the air once again this spring as students and faculty from the University of Kentucky participated in a 12-hour open air poetry reading. The event, organized by English professor and published author Julia Johnson, was held outside of the Student Center welcoming…
Chemistry Learning Center : Now Open
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…
Dean's List Celebration - Spring 2014
February 14, 2014 – It was the College of Arts & Sciences' great honor to recognize our top-achieving students at a reception in the Grand Ballroom on the campus of the University of Kentucky. There were many proud parents and friends on hand to celebrate all the hard work of these…
Center For Student Enrichment : Now Open
The English Department hosted a reception on January 23, 2014 to open its new Betty Combs Owen Student Enrichment Center. The Center was made possible through the generosity of Larry Owen, and named in honor of his late wife, Betty Combs Owen, who graduated from UK in 1957. The Center is an…
Fast Track 2013
FastTrack for Calculus and FastTrack for Bio-Calc are residential academic program designed to prepare students for rigorous undergraduate mathematics and biology classes before the start of the fall semester. Through FastTrack, students get acclimated to college-level coursework, and have the…
A&S K Week Photo Booth
Photography by: Dana Rogers At the A&S back-to-school event on August 27, 2013, incoming freshman showed their Class of 2017 pride at our photo booth.
A&S K Week
Hundreds of A&S students gathered to kick off the new school year at the Student Center on Tuesday, August 27th, 2013!
K-week Spirit 2013
Photography by: Patrick O'Dowd
"Campus is filling back up at a rapid rate as K-week switches into top gear." -Patrick O'Dowd.
Students prepare for the beginning of the fall semester by attending K-week - Write Right events, pre-professional Study scoop Q&A, UK WRD Graffiti Walls, &…
FastTrack Students at work in the UK Math House
Photography by: Dana Rogers
The Department of Mathematics offered a calculus camp for incoming students two weeks before fall classes started. Dubbed FastTrack, first-year students came to campus in early August for an intensive, two-week, 8-hour a day study to help prepare them for their chosen…
Xi'an Students Visit UK
July 16, 2013.
President Capilouto ran into some campus visitors today – from China! The Confucius Institute at UK is hosting high school students from Xi’an, China. The students are keeping busy with a full schedule of challenging and interesting courses on campus, as well as opportunities to…
Biology Summer BBQ
Dana Rogers Photography
June 28, 2013 Thomas Hunt Morgan Building
The Biology Department will be having BBQ's on the following upcoming Fridays: July 12, July 26, August 16.
Mayor Jim Gray at Wired 2013
Every week A&S Wired has coffee chats with students and guest speakers. February 6, 2013 the coffee chat featured Lexington Mayor Jim Gray. Please join us for the next coffee chat. You can view the schedule here, wired.as.uky.…
Tetris Tournament at the Cat's Den
As part of the Reimagining Russia’s Realms initiative, the UK College of Arts and Sciences offered an opportunity for students to participate in a unique facet of Russian culture — a puzzle that has challenged millions and thwarted solution for more than 25 years: Tetris A Tetris tournament…
A&S Class of 2016 at K Week
The Class of 2016 gathered during K Week for an opportunity to meet more of their classmates, and chat with faculty in their areas of study.
Dean Mark Kornbluh welcomed the students into the College of A&S and challenged them to be engaged, critical thinkers, and to use their time wisely in…
FastTrack for Calculus Move In
On August 4th, 2012, a group of students made their way to the University of Kentucky to participate in the first ever Fast Track to Calculus program. The program brings participants up to speed for first-year calculus courses. Students were able to move into Kirwan Tower before official UK move-in…
Anthropologists in Shaker Village
Written by: Sarah Geegan
Kim McBride, anthropology professor and co-director of the Kentucky Archaeological Survey, taught Anthropology 585: Field Methods in Archaeology at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill this summer. Twenty-five miles southwest of Lexington, this site provided a wealth of…
Kentucky Geological Survey at the Kentucky Horse Park
Beneath the Kentucky Horse Park, there is a cave system that feeds part of the Cane Run Watershed. Michael Farwell and James Currens showed us some of the technology used by the Kentucky Geological Survey to monitor groundwater quality, velocity, and temperature through the seasons. The Kentucky…
Community 101 Final Presentations Reception
Community 101 is an A&S course that connects students to Lexington through history, culture, modern issues and much more. Community 101 showcased their final presentations for the course during the Gallery Hop event in UK's Art Museum, where selected students were awarded with $500 for the…
Explosions in the Sky with Pete Idstein
Taking advantage of gorgeous late March weather, Earth and Environmental Sciences Academic Lab Coordinator Pete Idstein, held some outdoor volcano demonstrations for his students.
For four days crowds gathered behind Scovell Hall as Idstein concocted the proper amounts of materials to pull off the…