Past Events

3rd Annual Rising Stars Symposium

Nov 7, 2024, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

This all-day symposium features nationally recognized early-career research scholars who have demonstrated scientific achievements in diabetes and obesity-related research. We are excited to have Mary Elizabeth Patti, MD as our keynote speaker. Dr. Patti is a physician-scientist recognized as an expert in diabetes and obesity research, serving as a Principal Investigator at Joslin Diabetes Center, Director of the Hypoglycemia Clinic, Co-Director of the Molecular Phenotyping Core, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Data and Donuts Office Hours

Nov 7, 2024, 8:00 – 11:00 AM

Stop by The Stacks Digital Workspace anytime from 8:00 am until 11:00 am every first and third Thursday from September through November for donuts and help with data wrangling, data analysis, or data visualizations.

Curiosity Fair

Nov 6, 2024, 4:00 – 6:00 PM

The Curiosity Fair will be held on November 6, 2024 at 4 PM in the Gatton Student Center Grand Ballroom. The purpose of the Curiosity Fair is to celebrate the role of curiosity in education, by inviting participants to engage in interactive demos from a variety of disciplines, from science to art to humanities. The event is informal, fun, and free! More information here.

The Healing Communities Study: Outcomes and Lessons Learned

Nov 6, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Fall 2024 Lunch and Learn Series The Healing Communities Study: Outcomes and Lessons Learned Presenters: Sharon Walsh (Director, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research) HEALing Communities Study Investigators All presentations will be live on zoom on Wednesdays: https://uky.zoom.us/j/87433212500 Phone: 646-876-9923 Meeting ID: 874 3321 2500

Tools for Text Mining Books from the HathiTrust Digital Library

Nov 4, 2024, 1:00 – 2:00 PM

What can we learn from 18+ million digitized books? That’s the size of the collection made available to members of the HathiTrust Digital Library, including researchers at the University of Kentucky. This session will introduce participants to the tools they can use to access and analyze the text of books of their choosing and begin surfacing interesting patterns and meaningful information.

Help Me Perfect My Research: Training for the Advanced REDCap User

Nov 4, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Presented by: Brent Seeders, REDCap Liaison, CCTS Biomedical Informatics Core.

Data Visualizations with ggplot2 in R

Nov 4, 2024, 10:00 – 11:30 AM

Join us for the final installment of the R Workshop Series, where the focus will be on creating data visualizations in R. Learn how to build graphics using the ggplot2 package in R. Participation in the first installment of the R Workshop Series, Intro to R, or a working knowledge of R/RStudio is highly recommended.

Percussion Ensemble Fall Concert

Nov 3, 2024, 3:00 – 4:30 PM

Reflections and Dreams Looking Back and Looking Forward Matthew Geiger, director

Appalachia in the Bluegrass: CornMaiz

Nov 3, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

CornMaiz is a nouveau old-time family string band featuring original music, traditional, old-time tunes from East Kentucky, and unique versions of some famous cover songs. Hailing from four different mountain counties, the band features clawhammer banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass, fiddle, and three part harmonies. Performances also include the exciting traditional Appalachian dance styles of flat-footing and clogging. The group has performed at festivals and events throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, and at festivals abroad in Mexico, Wales, Ireland, and Serbia.

UK Symphony Orchestra DVOŘÁK NEW WORLD SYMPHONY AND APPALACHIAN SPRING

Nov 1, 2024, 7:30 – 9:00 PM

University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra John Nardolillo, conductor Nicoletta Moss, graduate conductor

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