Join the Graduate Appalachian Research Community for a book club reading of Barbara Kingsolver's  Pullitzer Prize winning novel Demon Copperhead. Meetings will be held both on Zoom and at the Appalachian Center (624 Maxwelton Court). The schedule is as follows:

• June 22nd at 7 PM: p. 1-175 (chp. 1-23)
• July 13th at 7 PM: p. 176-404 (chp. 24-47)
• August 3rd at 7 PM: p. 405-546 (chp. 48-64)

Zoom link below

https://uky.zoom.us/j/89675556082?pwd=Q3FzNDNabDZaQ1Zad0V0M01kME9Xdz09

624 Maxwelton Ct, Zoom

The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in Coffee Hour, Thursday from 10-11 AM. We welcome students, faculty, staff, and community members for coffee and light refreshments. Come visit with others interested in the region and learn more about the work of the Appalachian Center and the Appalachian Studies Program. Coffee Hour is a space to exchange ideas for programs, initiatives, and events, discuss regional issues, and share research in a casual, collegial atmosphere.

Join us in person, or virtually via Zoom!

https://uky.zoom.us/j/89140137545

For more information see: https://www.appalachianstudies.org/2024-conference

Come to the Appalachian Center for a chance to meet Dr. Karida Brown. Then join for her presentation at 5pm. 

Dr. Karida L. Brown, Professor of Sociology at Emory University, will visit the University of Kentucky campus to discuss her book, Gone Home: Race and Roots Through Appalachia, on Thursday, March 30^th at 5:00 pm in Kincaid Auditorium, Gatton College of Business and Economics. 

Dr. Brown’s visit is made possible through the Miriam Jane Van Dyke Barager Endowment for Diversity and Inclusion at the UK Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, and through co-sponsors the Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies Program; the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies; the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment Office of Diversity; the College of Arts & Sciences Department of Sociology; and the Graduate School Office of Diversity and Inclusion. 

The event is free and open to the public.  

Also join us for a book discussion series discussing Dr. Brown's Gone Home: Race and Roots Through Appalachia leading up to her visit to campus! The book club kickoff events will be held Monday, February 20^th at 6:00 pm (Zoom) and Thursday, February 23^rd at 3:30 pm (at the Appalachian Center).

Discussion 1 | Week of February 27^th (Zoom and in-person options)

Discussion 2 | Week of March 20^th (Zoom and in-person options)

TO SIGN UP | Please complete this form by Friday, Feb. 3^rd - contact Dr. Jeongyoon Lee at Jeongyoon.Lee@uky.edu with any questions.

Join us for our SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) presentation at the Appalachian Center (624 Maxwelton Ct.) or tune in virtually via Zoom. This year SWAPs will showcase the research conducted by recipients of the 2022 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia and the UK Appalachian Center Eller & Billings Student Research Award, as well as other scholars and students sharing their research. 

Presentations March 29th at Noon:

Sarah Tomke, Forestry and Natural Resources, 2022 Eller and Billings Student Research Award, "Assessing Occupancy and the Current Distribution of Eastern Hellbenders in Kentucky using Environmental DNA" 

Courtney Martin, Kinesiology and Health Promotion, 2022 Eller and Billings Student Research Award, "Assessing Cancer Literacy and Risk Behaviors among Appalachian Kentuckians through an Oral History Approach" 

Register for the zoom meeting here https://uky.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpduyqrT4vGdxh3y3RPOxrW0Fwe7pjDJ…

Be sure to check your spam for the zoom link after registering.