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Carmen Martinez Novo Elected to LASA Executive Council

UK Anthropology Professor Carmen Martinez Novo was elected to the executive council of Latin American Studies Association.

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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.

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March: the Season of Good Luck Charms

Assistant professor of psychology Will Gervais explores the psychology behind superstition.

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Dr. Edward Morris - "Learning the Hard Way"

Recently Dr. Edward Morris was published in the online blog Gender & Society in which he discussed his latest book titled Learning the Hard Way. The book discusses the underperformance of boys in school by approaching actual students to view education from the boys' points of view.

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Meg Marquis, Elisia Cohen Honored With Sarah Bennett Holmes Awards

Two UK women who profoundly contribute to issues that affect women at the university and across the Commonwealth received the Sarah Bennett Holmes Award yesterday.

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Adapting to Adaptable Buildings

Melody Carswell, associate professor in the UK Department of Psychology, investigated with her students how occupants,were responding to the new, adaptable Davis Marksbury research building.

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Frank X Walker: Writer, Teacher, Award Winner

Kentucky Poet Laureate Frank X Walker brought home the gold this past weekend, winning the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry.

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WUKY to Air Readings of Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame Inductees

On March 1st, WUKY will broadcast readings of selections from the 2014 Hall of Fame authors, including UK professors Thomas D. Clark and James Baker Hall.

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CELT Director Kathi Kern to Speak on Innovative Teaching

Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning & Teaching (CELT) and associate professor of history, Kathi Kern will speak as part of the "see tomorrow Speaker Series."