CAER Scientists, Duke Energy Demonstrate Algae-Based Carbon-Capture System
Posted On Tuesday, November 12, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: Applied Energy Research, CAER Research Program Manager Jack Groppo, Cincinnati Enquirer, Duke Energy, University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Researchers from the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) last week demonstrated a system that uses algae to absorb carbon dioxide emissions at Duke Energy's East Bend power station in Northern Kentucky.
Duke invited the scientists to present their work to a small group of ...
Stuckert Career Center Offers Week of Industry Career Advice
Posted On Tuesday, November 5, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: Auto-Owners Insurance, James W. Stuckert Career Center, Kentucky Nonprofit Network, Stuckert Career Center, University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky James W. Stuckert Career Center will hold its first ever Industry Career Week Nov. 4-8. This week long event will provide students with career and professional development help.
"At the Stuckert Career Center, we are excited about the opportunities available to UK students during ...
UK College of Nursing Board Exam Scores for RNs Higher Than National Average for Past Decade
Posted On Monday, October 28, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: College of Nursing students, NCLEX, registered nurse, University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 24, 2013) − While the national first-time pass rate for the board exam that enables a nurse to become a licensed registered nurse (RN) in their home state is 93.7 percent, University of Kentucky College of Nursing students have consistently maintained an average 97 percent first-time pass ...
Bastos-Carvalho Receives Poster Award at European Association for Vision and Eye Research
Posted On Monday, October 21, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: Ambati Lab, Ana Bastos-Carvalho, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, postdoctoral scholar, University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. − Ana Bastos-Carvalho, postdoctoral scholar in the Ambati Lab at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine's Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, was recently awarded for her poster presentation at the European Association for Vision and Eye Research meeting in Nice, France.
EVER, an international non-profit organization, is ...
ISSS Offers Courses for UK Administrators on Hiring International Faculty, Staff
Posted On Sunday, October 13, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: Education Abroad, Elizabeth Leibach, Employee News, International Student and Scholar Services, ISSS, UK International Center
LEXINGTON, Ky — International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) is offering courses for UK administrators to help them understand the process of employing international faculty and staff.
“ISSS is delighted to reach out to department administrators in order to support and facilitate the employment of international faculty and staff,” said Elizabeth Leibach, ...
MLK Center Features New Programming
Posted On Sunday, October 6, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: CARES, Kahlil Baker, Martin Luther King Center, MLKC, Office for Institutional Diversity
LEXINGTON, Ky. — In its storied 26-year service to the University of Kentucky, the Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center has undergone many changes, from location to leadership, to programming. With a new calling to address the most vital needs of the students it serves, the center has been launched ...
December 2013 Graduates Invited to Grad Salute
Posted On Friday, September 27, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, final graduation arrangements, Grad Salute, Rose Street and Euclid Avenue, University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. ― The University of Kentucky Alumni Association invites all December 2013 graduates of the university to take part in Grad Salute from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 1 and 2, at the King Alumni House on the corner of Rose Street and Euclid Avenue.
Grad ...
College of Education Professor’s Social Studies Education Standards Project is Now Published
Posted On Thursday, September 19, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: C3 Framework, Chief State School, Constitution Day, K-12 education, Kathy Swan, UK College of Education
LEXINGTON, Ky. — In accordance with Constitution Day, a new framework for social studies education was published today and is currently available to educators across the nation to upgrade their own state's standards. Kathy Swan, associate professor in the UK College of Education's Department of Curriculum and Instruction, serves as lead ...
UK Receives $1.2 Million from American Heart Association for Research
Posted On Thursday, September 12, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: American Heart Association, Department of Opthalmology, Dr. Alan Daugherty, UK College of Medicine, UK Saha Cardiovascular Research Center
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The American Heart Association has awarded eight research grants totaling $1.235 million to the University of Kentucky, including the UK Saha Cardiovascular Research Center and the UK College of Medicine. The goal of these studies is to aid in the development of new cardiovascular treatments to reduce ...
UK Hosts National Conference Bringing 4,000 Student Researchers Here
Posted On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: National Conference, NCUR, Office of Undergraduate Research, Research, Undergraduate, Undergraduate Research
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Planning and hosting a national conference is no easy task, but for the UK community, collaboration makes it all possible. The University of Kentucky will host the 2014 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, or NCUR, next semester, which will bring nearly 4,000 additional students from across the ...
Equine Research Facility to be Named for Zent
Posted On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: Dr. Walter W. Zent, Gluck Equine Research, Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Nancy Cox, University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees recently approved the official naming of a research facility at UK’s Maine Chance Equine Campus as the Dr. Walter W. Zent Mare Reproductive Health Facility to honor Zent, a veterinarian and former partner at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. Zent served ...
UK Senior Receives National Republican Scholarship
Posted On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: Chellgren Fellow, Hal Rogers, Nicholasville, Politics, Student Life, UK Office of External Scholarships
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Madison Gooch, a rising University of Kentucky senior majoring in business management, has received one of three National Pathfinder Scholarships awarded by the National Federation of Republican Women. The scholarship will provide financial assistance for Gooch’s undergraduate career.
The National Federation of Republican Women is a grassroots political ...
Higher Ed Leaders Urge Washington to ‘Close the Innovation Deficit’
Posted On Tuesday, August 13, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: Association of American Universities, Peter McPherson, President Eli Capilouto, Public and Land-grant Universities, University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. — University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto joined 164 other university presidents and chancellors calling on leaders in Washington to "close the innovation deficit."
In an open letter to President Obama and Congress, published July 31 as an advertisement in Politico, the university leaders wrote that closing the innovation ...
UK Grad Returns from Middle East, Prepares for Career in Peacemaking
Posted On Monday, August 5, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: Alumni, Campus News, College of Arts and Sciences, Education Abroad, Internationalization, Middle East, Palestine, Turkey
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Christine Kindler graduated from the University of Kentucky in May 2013, and like her fellow alumni she is preparing to start a new career. However, unlike most graduates, she's using her experiences in the Middle East — in Israel and Palestine — to determine what the future ...
Nucleus to Offer LaunchIt Entrepreneur Training Program
Posted On Monday, July 29, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: Kentucky’s Innovation Center, Mary Tapolsky, Nucleus CEO Vickie Yates Brown, XLerate Health
Louisville-area entrepreneurs can learn how to launch their product or business through an upcoming training program offered by Nucleus: Kentucky’s Innovation Center.
The program, called LaunchIt, is an intensive 10-week course that starts Sept. 3.
“This course will give start-up owners the tools to successfully launch their business while avoiding the pitfalls ...
Skaff Appointed to Kentucky Board of Licensure for Long Term-Care Administrators
Posted On Monday, July 22, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: College of Health Sciences, Gov. Steve Beshear, Karen O. Skaff, Lori S. Gonzalez, University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. − Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed Karen O. Skaff, associate professor and chair in the Department of Clinical Sciences at the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, to the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Long-Term Care Administrators to serve for a term expiring Jan. 12, 2017. Skaff ...
Markey Earns Prestigious National Cancer Institute Designation
Posted On Monday, July 15, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: Markey Cancer Center, NCI Designation, UK HealthCare, University of Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center was joined by national, state and local leaders today to celebrate its designation as a National Cancer Institute cancer center. The UK Markey Cancer Center is the 68th medical center in the country to receive this prestigious designation, and is ...
UK College of Design Announces School of Interiors
Posted On Sunday, July 7, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KENTUCKY Tags: interior design, Patrick Lucas, UK College of Design, UK School of Interior Design, UK School of Interiors
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky School of Interior Design, located within the UK College of Design, is rebranding as the UK School of Interiors: Planning/Strategy/Design. The change was officially approved at the university's most recent Board of Trustees meeting.
The name change reflects the dynamic nature of interior planning, ...