HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (July 25, 2012) — University of Kentucky College of Engineering alumna Morgan B. Abney, a space systems engineer at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., is among six NASA researchers named by President Barack Obama as recipients of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, or PECASE. Read [...]
Mention science, technology, engineering, or mathematics in polite conversation, and people will likely cringe with memories from their school experiences. For many years, there has been a stigma related to STEM courses and degrees, that they are simply “too challenging.” To enjoy any of these subjects was to be labeled a “nerd,” and to teach [...]
Sami Taha Abu Snaineh, a Palestinian computer science post-graduate student at the University of Kentucky, hopes to advance his homeland’s computer science instruction. Read Full Article
When John Walz steps into the role of leadership at the University of Kentucky College of Engineering, manufacturers will be waiting eagerly for him to help them overcome the issue they cite as their most troublesome: the development — ASAP — of qualified, highly skilled talent (see also: Inside the Manufacturing Skills Gap). And UK’s new [...]
The bar for academic quality in the College of Engineering’s student body has been raised once again. This fall, 51 students chosen to receive Singletary Scholarships will begin their studies at the University of Kentucky; of that number, an impressive 25% will pursue an engineering degree. “Engineering continues to attract the most highly qualified students [...]
The Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has endorsed Project Lead The Way (PLTW) as the linchpin solution for secondary education to reduce the need for remediation of high school graduates choosing to continue their education at a postsecondary institution, in the military or with an employer, by expanding and enhancing STEM education opportunities. Full Release
Macon-Clayton R. Paul passed away on June 27, 2012. He was 70 years of age and was born and raised in Macon, GA. Full Article
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 26, 2012) ― The UK Alumni Association Distinguished Service Awards are presented annually to honor and recognize those who have provided extraordinary service to the university and the association. The 2012 recipients were honored on June 15 during the UK Alumni Association Board of Directors Summer Workshop in Lexington. Read Full UKNow [...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 22, 2012) — Brent Seales, director of the University of Kentucky Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments and Gill Professor in UK’s Computer Science department will temporarily leave UK to accept a position as a visiting research scientist at the Google Cultural Institute. Specifically, Seales will be helping read the un-openable Dead [...]
Until 2012, the team always placed high, but never captured the top spot. This year, the Wildcats entry dominated the competition, nearly sweeping the judging categories and earning 16 trophies.
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