Celebrating the Class of 2015
On Saturday, May 9, thousands will fill Rupp Arena to celebrate the University of Kentucky Class of 2015.
Froude for Thought
The Froude number is a hydraulic parameter often used to relate aquatic habitats and biotopes to flow intensity. Independently of some trenchant critiques (see, e.g., Clifford et al. 2006), there seems to be no inherent hydrological, geomorphological, or ecological reason that the Froude number (Fr) should be the best indicator of habitat or ecological niches.
Fr is a dimensionless number that describes flow regimes in open channels and is unquestionably useful in many aspects of hydrology, geomorphology, and engineering. It is the ratio of inertial and gravitational forces:
Fr = V/(g d)0.5
Fr < 1 indicates subcritical or tranquil, and Fr > 1 supercritical or rapid flow. But variations in Fr within the subcritical range (where it typically falls) can be significantly related to, e.g., geomorphic units and habitats within channels.
Shawnee Run, Kentucky
Office Hours with Kyra Hunting and Betsy Beymer-Farris
On the latest episode of Office Hours, Professor Kyra Hunting stops by to tell Brian and Sarah all about Media Arts and Studies. Join them in learning about the program, Professor Hunting's media research, and some things about your favorite type of media that you may not have known. And stick around as Betsy Beymer-Farris fills us in on her upcoming work in Tanzania.
Navigating the Changing Immigrant Health Care Landscape in Immokalee, Florida
Michele Bolduc is a PhD candidate at the University of Kentucky interested in the changing geographies of health and health care in rural places.
Three UK Students Win NSF Research Awards
The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that three of the university's students have been selected to receive government-funded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships.
"It’s not just a drawl, y’all: Fact vs. fiction in Kentucky speech" (student documentary film on Kentucky English)
Rough cut viewing about a half hour in length of a UK-student-created documentary film, followed by a panel discussion. Viewing and discussion are open to the public, so bring a friend or two!
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May Day Reflections on Aluminum Workers in Indiana
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Lafferty Hall Rm. 213
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Flooding, Drought, Urban Design: Nate Millington's Studies in Brazil
University of Kentucky doctoral student Nate Millington recently received the U.S. Department of Education's Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
International Studies Day
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Student Center 211
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Handbook for Preliminary Dissertation Fieldwork: A Practical Guide for the International Student Researcher
With support from a Susan Abbott-Jamieson Award, Kevin Talbert spent Summer, 2013, conducting preliminary fieldwork in Tanzania. This practicum report is designed to be a handbook for any Anthropology graduate students conducting field research abroad, but It will be of interest to graduate students and other researchers conducting field research, especially internationally, for the first time. The presentation covers such topics as entering the field, locating an appropriate field site, seeking local institutional affiliations, the research permit process, etc. This roundtable is designed to be useful for anyone seeking to embark on first fieldwork, not just in Africa but elsewhere as well. It focuses especially on the preliminary fieldwork stage in preparation for a longer, PhD fieldwork length immersion later.
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