Five A&S Students Named Fulbright Recipients
The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that five A&S students have been selected as recipients of Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships.
Three UK Students Awarded Undergraduate Research Abroad Scholarships
Three University of Kentucky students have received the Undergraduate Research Abroad Scholarship (UGRAS), which will support their international independent research projects during the 2015 summer session.
Investigation of Historical Japanese Book Binding and Paper from the Edo Period (1603-1867)
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OHR 112 Oliver H. Raymond Civil Engineering Building
"It’s not just a drawl, y’all: Fact vs. fiction in Kentucky speech" (student documentary film on Kentucky English)
Rough cut viewing about a half hour in length of a UK-student-created documentary film, followed by a panel discussion. Viewing and discussion are open to the public, so bring a friend or two!
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Center Theater (Old Student Center)
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May Day Reflections on Aluminum Workers in Indiana
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Lafferty Hall Rm. 213
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65 UK Student-athletes on SEC Academic Honor Roll
Sixty-five University of Kentucky Wildcats earned a place on the 2015 Winter Sports Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll announced by SEC Commissioner Mike Slive.
International Studies Day
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Student Center 211
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Handbook for Preliminary Dissertation Fieldwork: A Practical Guide for the International Student Researcher
With support from a Susan Abbott-Jamieson Award, Kevin Talbert spent Summer, 2013, conducting preliminary fieldwork in Tanzania. This practicum report is designed to be a handbook for any Anthropology graduate students conducting field research abroad, but It will be of interest to graduate students and other researchers conducting field research, especially internationally, for the first time. The presentation covers such topics as entering the field, locating an appropriate field site, seeking local institutional affiliations, the research permit process, etc. This roundtable is designed to be useful for anyone seeking to embark on first fieldwork, not just in Africa but elsewhere as well. It focuses especially on the preliminary fieldwork stage in preparation for a longer, PhD fieldwork length immersion later.
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SOC 543: Global Populism
Global Populism
Soc 543
Fall 2015
Professor Carlos de la Torre
Thursday 6-8:30 pm
Populist leaders and movements across the globe are promising to give power back to the people. Do the Tea Party, the Chávez-Maduro governments in Venezuela, the National Front in France, and Syriza, the Greek leftwing party, have something in common?
Sue Roberts Named A&S Associate Dean
Mark Kornbluh, dean of the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, announced today that Sue Roberts, professor of geography, has accepted the positions of associate dean for international affairs