This Living Learning Program gives freshmen a mentored head start on the way to majoring in the sciences and mathematics

By Richard LeComte

Started in 2015, the STEMCats Living Learning Program has helped students majoring within the many and varied areas of the sciences or mathematics find their way to success at UK. And STEMCats peer mentors are a big part of that effort. 

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By Whitney Hale

Angela Jones and her fellow Astronaut Scholars were recognized at ASF's Innovators Gala Aug. 24, in Washington, D.C. Photo by Emily Jourdan, courtesy of ASF.

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By Whitney Hale

Lewis Honors College member Angela Jones, of Attica, New York, is a junior majoring in biology and chemistry.

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The Department of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú would like to congratulate the following winners from this year’s Regional Undergraduate Poster Competition.

First Place : Allison Lane – ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú, Butterfield Group

Second Place: Julie Simon  â€“ Indiana University

Honorable Mentions:

·         Christian Powell – ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú, DeRouchey Group

·         Taylor Secrest  â€“ Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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At the Graduation Celebration & Student Awards Ceremony, held Friday, May 5, 2017, in the Jacobs Science Building, several undergraduate and graduate students were recognized.

Undergraduate Awards:

Freshman ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Award: Jacqueline Kowalke

General ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú Excellence Award: Nathaniel Morgan, Grace Anderson

Hammond Leadership Award: Amir Kucharski

Hammond Undergraduate Service Award: Jumanah Mahmoud

William Meredith Riggs Award: Aaron Snell

Nancy J. Stafford Award: Sarah Gobel

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Three chemistry undergraduate researchers from the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú, along with more than 200 other student representatives from across the state, presented their research Frankfort, KY, on February 25th to showcase their research to the state legislature at Posters at the Capitol.  

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In the fall of 2014, a group of 235 incoming students became the first class of STEMCats at the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹Ù·½Èë¿Ú. This week, they are not only wrapping up their first year at UK

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While may be one of the newest Living Learning Communities on campus, it is providing incoming students with many unique opportunities. Students are not only able to live on campus and take courses with like-minded peers, but STEMCats also allows incoming freshmen students to participate in research and connect with peers, upperclassmen, and professors. In this podcast, we talk with several Undergraduate Instructional Assistants, or UIA’s, who have been building connections with STEMCats freshmen through sharing their experiences.

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute funds five-year project to promote student achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, in collaboration with BCTC

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In 2009, the Virtual Observatory And Ecological Informatics System (VOEIS) project was launched. Funded by an NSF EPSCoR grant, VOEIS united researchers at five universities in Kentucky and two universities in Montana to research the consequences of environmental changes in freshwater ecosystems.

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