Stephen Voss Discuses the 2014 Kentucky Senate Race
Stephen Voss, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, discusses the 2014 Kentucky Senate race.
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OPSVAW Supports Five Students
One of the top priorities of the OPSVAW is the support of students, and the 2014-2015 academic year will see the program support five students through graduate fellowships and research assistantships.
UK Professors' Book Highlighted in HuffPost Blog
"A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-Being" by professors Sharon Rostosky and Ellen Riggle was one of two books focused on as exhibiting the importance of identity in the LGBTQ community.
Outstanding Teaching Award Recipients Announced
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2014-2015 A&S Outstanding Teaching Awards: Clare Batty, Emily Beaulieu, and Jeorg Sauer.
Political Science Major & Athlete Grace Trimble Named Truman Scholar
Political science junior and UK Women's Tennis player Grace Trimble has been named a 2014 Truman Scholar and will receive $30,000 to conduct graduate work in areas of public service.
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.
A&S Faculty and Staff Nominated for Sarah Bennett Holmes Award
Twenty six women will be acknowledged at the Holmes Award Luncheon on Thursday, March 6, including faculty and staff from the College of Arts & Sciences.
Law's Not-So-Dirty Little Secret — A Liberal Arts Education: Don Puckett & Paul Skiermont
University of Kentucky alumni Don Puckett and Paul Skiermont are not engineers and don't have science backgrounds (unless their Political Science degrees count). That, however, has not stopped them from joining together as lawyers specializing in highly technical patent litigation.
According to Puckett and Skiermont, the secret to their success was a liberal arts education from UK's College of Arts & Sciences.
Undergraduates Receive Oswald Awards for Research and Creativity
Recently, undergraduates from the departments of biology, english, history, mathematics, political science, and sociology received Oswald Awards for Research and Creativity.
Famed Author, Journalist and A&S Alumnus John Egerton Dies
Egerton penned more than 300 articles and columns in numerous publications, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, and was well known for his series of books that chronicled Southern life.