Association of Emeriti Faculty Presents Fellowship Awards
Graduate students in the departments of english, geography, and mathematics recently received fellowship awards from the Association of Emeriti Faculty.
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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
Leading Theoretical Physicist to Deliver van Winter Memorial Lecture
Physicist Juan Maldacena of the Institute for Advanced Study will visit the University of Kentucky Friday and will deliver the 2014 van Winter Memorial Lecture in Mathematical Physics.
Remembering Wimberly Royster
On February 18, 2014, Dr. Wimberly Royster, a professor emeritus of mathematics and former dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, passed away.
The Shape of Success: Carl Lee
In 2014, UK mathematics professor Carl Lee received the Mathematical Association of America’s Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics. This prestigious award is given by the MAA to honor instructors who have shown extreme success in their teaching and reached out to students in a way that goes beyond their own institution.
Acclaimed Chemist, Novelist and Playwright Carl Djerassi to Visit UK
Known for his work in organic chemistry and as a father of insect and human birth control, Djerassi will take part in several events being held Feb. 13-15, at the University of Kentucky.
Celebrated Chemist, Novelist and Playwright Carl Djerassi to Visit UK
Known for his work in organic chemistry and as a father of insect and human birth control, Carl Djerassi will take part in several events being held Feb. 13-15, at UK.
A&S Math Professor Receives National Service Award
Katharine Ott, assistant professor in the UK Department of Mathematics, has been chosen by the Association for Women in Mathematics to receive its annual service award for 2013.
Math for Poets
A new University of Kentucky Core class sets out to prove that in fact you can use advanced mathematical applications to solve real world problems.
UK Community Encouraged to Get Involved at NCUR 2014
The National Conference on Undergraduate Research will bring nearly 4,000 additional students from across the country to the UK campus where they will present their research and creative endeavors while meeting other like-minded students.
