UK to hold agriculture Biotech Day
The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment will host Biotech Day for high school students, parents and teachers July 22 in the Plant Science Building on the UK campus in Lexington.
UK offers mastery learning institute
The University of Kentucky College of Education is offering a summer learning institute on implementing mastery learning June 27-28 at NorthEast Christian Church in Lexington.
UK School of Music hosting Dalcroze institute
The University of Kentucky School of Music will offer its UK Dalcroze Institute on the Dalcroze Eurhythmics approach to music education July 10-21 in Lexington. The workshop – designed for educators, musicians, dancers and music specialists – teaches participants how to refine their musicianship and teach music through the Dalcroze approach, which focuses on rhythmic movement, refined musicality and improvisation [...]
UK to host Expanding Your Horizons Conference
The University of Kentucky will host the Expanding Your Horizons Conference for middle school girls April 29 at UK’s Jacobs Science Building in Lexington. The conference will give girls the chance to meet STEM role models and gain exposure to opportunities in STEM fields. Parents and guardians who attend will get information on important topics such as planning for college. [...]
Presentation on UK horticulture science track offered
Rebecca von Groote, the academic coordinator for the University of Kentucky’s horticulture, plant and soil science degree, offers a presentation on the crop, soil and horticulture science track that is an option for students who express an interest in research-based STEM careers. Von Groote’s presentation discusses the major, highlights some of the faculty’s recent and diverse research efforts and talks [...]
Panel discussion on genetics, genomics set in Lexington
The University of Kentucky’s Department of Biology and the Friends of the Lexington Public Library will present a panel discussion on genetics and genomics Oct. 19 at the Lexington Public Library Central Library. The discussion is designed to engage the general public in current topics in genetics and genomics, such as genome editing and manipulation, agricultural genetics, genetically modified organism [...]
UK math department hosting program for high school girls
The University of Kentucky Department of Mathematics will host its 2016 High School Math Day for Women on Oct. 29. The program features hands-on activities, games and talks for female high school students and their teachers (both men and women). Its purpose is to introduce new and exciting mathematics and applications of mathematics. There also will be an optional problem-solving [...]
UK event series celebrates Nobel winner Morgan’s work
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Hunt Morgan, the most famous graduate of the University of Kentucky’s Department of Biology and Lexington’s Nobel Laureate. The UK Department of Biology is celebrating with “A Month of T.H. Morgan,” a series of events dedicated to spreading the word about Morgan’s life and scientific legacy and to exploring the [...]
Short workshop offered for social studies teachers at UK
The Kentucky Historical Society and the University of Kentucky College of Education will conduct a short professional learning workshop for social studies teachers and other interested educators April 29 on the UK campus in Lexington. The 90-minute workshop, “Taking a Stand in History,” will have one session on the key elements of the inquiry design model and one session on [...]
Teachers, certified staff sought for social media survey
Sara Flanagan, an assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky, is conducting a survey to explore the usage of social media for professional and personal use by teachers and other certified school personnel.