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Study chemistry and get college-ready with the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú’s new course , a free, online course open to the public. Created through the collaboration of Kim Woodrum and Allison Soult, lecturers within the Department of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú, this course gives the world an opportunity to learn and practice…

Fall of 2012 was the perfect time to conduct a class about American electoral politics - so it was taken up as the topic for , a class offered to incoming Freshmen. The course explores the 2012 election from a variety of academic perspectives - including, but not limited to, philosophy, economics, history, and, of course, political science. In this podcast, five Currents students shared their experiences with the class. 

The students interviewed are: Trevor McNary, a double major in…

John Brown served with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for more than two decades. He served in many capacities, including as a serology examiner, special agent, investigator, and was program manager for the development of the . In this podcast, Brown describes some of his work with the Bureau and how taking courses at UK gave a solid foundation for the career path he chose. 

This podcast was produced by Stephen Gordinier. 

The is excited to welcome professor Chris Richards to its faculty!

Professor Richards joins us this fall to research cell membrane receptors. His research group integrates nanotechnology, neuroscience, and biophysical chemistry, and is developing imaging techniques to investigate how these receptors are involved in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases and addiction.

This podcast is part of a series highlighting the new faculty members…

In room 33 of the Chem-Phys building, you’ll find for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR). The facility's director is Anne-Frances Miller, an associate professor of both .

In this podcast, professor Miller talks about the wide range of applications of NMR, how researchers can use it, and about her own

Over 2,500 students take introductory chemistry classes each semester. As the director of general chemistry, Stephen Testa oversees the planning and curricula of each of these introductory courses. In this interview, professor Testa discusses what he and his colleagues are doing to improve the grades, and the experiences, of students fulfilling their chemistry credits.

This podcast was produced by .

Allan Butterfield is UK's Alumni Association Endowed Professor of Biological ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú at UK, and the Director of the .

The focus of his research is the study of oxidative stress on the brain, one of the main components of Alzheimer's Disease.

In this podcast, Professor Butterfield discusses his research group's experiments and results, and talks about fighting the disease by stimulating the brain's production of antioxidants.

This podcast…

Allan Butterfield, professor of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú and Director of the Center of Membrane Sciences, has been named a UK Alumni Association Endowed Professor. Butterfield's research tackles issues surrounding Alzheimer's Disease and related research areas in biological chemistry. Carl Nathe, host of UK at the Half, interviewed him for the radio program, which airs during each UK football game.

Erin Peters is a graduate student in the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Department, president of the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Graduate Student Association at UK, and graduate research assistant to Steven Yates. In this interview, Peters talks about her research at UK’s particle accelerator.

This podcast was produced by .

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