University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences

Tim Knauer is a professor for the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the director of the MacAdam Student Observatory. Each month, he hosts the Kentucky SkyTalks, an ongoing series of discussions on the science of life and the universe.

This podcast was produced by Stephen Gordinier.

Jennifer Cramer is a sociolinguist specializing in Kentucky dialects. Her current research utilizes students from all around the Commonwealth.

This podcast was produced by Cheyenne Hohman.

Jason Cummins is the Chair for the Military Science Department, which runs the Army ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) at UK. Cummins discusses the goals and pillars of UK's Army ROTC and what types of courses and opportunities are available within the Military Science Department for both ROTC and non-ROTC students alike.

Matthew Wells, a professor of Chinese, was the coordinator for a four-week summer language program at Shanghai University. The exchange has forged a bond between University of Kentucky and Shanghai University, and the program is planning on sending more students over in 2012.

This podcast was produced by Cheyenne Hohman.

Lien-Hang Nguyen, a professor in the Department of History, discusses her research on the various perspectives on the Vietnam War, her previous and upcoming publications, and the teaching methods she employs within the classroom.

Alan Nadel is the William T. Bryan Professor, specializing in American Studies. Professor Nadel has particular interests in post-WWII American culture, including television and literature. In this podcast, Professor Nadel discusses narrativity as it relates to our perception of reality and how it offers context to our every day life.

In this 2011 podcast, Professor David Atwood discusses the process of developing a new program: Environmental and Sustainable Studies. Atwood talks about the definition of 'sustainable,' the UK Common Reading Experience: No Impact Man by Colin Beavan, and the wide variety of disciplines that will contribute to the program of study.

This podcast was produced by Cheyenne Hohman.

History professor Karen Petrone's new book unearths a wealth of buried stories from the Soviet state about the memory of World War I.

Cristina Alcalde is one of the three faculty co-directors for A&S Wired, a new residential college at UK. A&S Wired starts in the Fall of 2011, and aims to integrate social and intellectual lives of first-year students. She is excited about being involved – and thinks the students will be too. Listen to what she believes this initiative will provide.­

Ann Morris, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, studies retinal regeneration and development in zebra fish. Morris discusses the potential that her research has to help people with eye diseases.

View a photo galley of Ann Morris' lab and students here.

This podcast was produced by Cheyenne Hohman.