Gyawali, A. Hill, S. Banerjee, D. Chembezi, J. Bukenya, C. Christian, C., and M. Silitonga's article, "Examining rural-urban population change in southeastern United States" was accepted for publication by the Journal of Rural Social Sciences.
Schneider, J., Tidwell, B. Gomelsky, K. Pomper, G. Waldbieser, E. Saillant, E. and P. Mather. Genetic diversity of cultured and wild populations of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) based on microsatellite analysis. Aquaculture Research.
Mims, S. D. & Cuevas-Uribe, R. (2013, September 24-26). Contaminant bioaccumulation in paddlefish and hybrid striped bass fingerlings cultured in reclaimed effluent water at a decommissioned wastewater treatment facility. Presentation to Diversification in Inland Finfish Aquaculture II, Vodñany, Czech Republic.
Webster, T. (2013, July 12). The inside story – a look at the internal organs of honey bees. Presentation at the annual Heartland Apicultural Society Conference, Cookeville, TN.
Andries, K. M. (2013). Genetic selection to improve meat goat and sheep performance. Invited presentation at the 2013 National Goat Conference, North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, NC.
Antonious, G. F. (2013, July 1-2). Pesticides mobility from Kentucky agricultural field. A presentation to the 1890's National Water Quality Conference, Virginia State University Pavilion, Petersburg, VA.
Since school began in August, approximately (80) eighty KSU students have participated in service projects in the Frankfort/Lexington community. They have volunteered at the Art in the Garden event with Liberty Hall, the Roots and Heritage Festival in Lexington, and assisted with the River Fest fundraising event benefiting the Kings Center. Many of these students were fulfilling a (10) ten hour community service requirement for their University Orientation classes or were members of the Academics with Attitude (AWA) group.
In total, students have completed over 500 hours of service to date. By the end of the fall semester, over 1000 students are projected to complete over 10,000 hours of community service in the greater Frankfort community and beyond.
Four librarians in Blazer Library, Dantrea Hampton, Raphael Jackson, Debbra Tate, and Sheila Stuckey participated in writing reviews for historical exhibits created by Dr. Bruce M. Tyler, Professor of History at the University of Louisville. The exhibits displayed a pictorial history of Louisville's African American Firefighters from 1923-1986, Kentucky African American Women in the American Red Cross during wartime, Kentucky African American World War I and II veterans, and African Americans who served in Afghanistan.
Sharon McGee, Archives Records Manager assisted Mrs. Stephanie Deutsch, the wife of the great-grandson of Julius Rosenwald, in her research pertaining to KSU's Rosenwald School. The library has invited Mrs. Deutsch to speak at KSU in November.