I came into college thinking I was going to end up becoming a psychiatrist. I was a psychology major who was excited to learn about people and the way we think.What I didn’t take into consideration is...

On February 22, Mike Hughes (aka “Mad Mike,” a daredevil and DIY rocketeer) died after crashing in a homemade, steam-powered rocket in California.The tone in media coverage was mixed. Some called...

Being a woman in a male-dominated major is no small feat. There is no doubt that programs like engineering, business and sciences have historically had a large gender participation gap. Within the past...

Throughout the world, less than 30 percent of people employed in fields of science, technology, engineering and math are women. The percentage of women who go on to take leadership roles in STEM jobs is...

The year is 2008. You walk into your third-grade classroom and your body fills with excitement. The television is sitting on the cart, plugged into the outlet, ready to go. Your teacher puts a DVD into...

The Association for Women in Science has honored one of UK’s own, Dr. Isabel Escobar, in a recent membership spotlight.AWIS is a non-profit advocacy organization that encourages social change for women...

Two staff members from UK's Department of Entomology recently returned from a chilling winter spent on the continent of Antarctica, studying an insect that may be the answer to cryopreservation.Assistant...