Join us for our SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) presentations at the Appalachian Center or tune in virtually via Zoom. This year's SWAPs will showcase the research conducted by recipients of the 2025 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.

Jan. 20 Presentations:

• Nicole Marks, 2025 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research in Appalachia, "and the Creek Don’t Rise: Disasters, Climate and Resiliency in Appalachia."
• Zach Hackworth, 2025 UK Appalachian Center Eller & Billings Student Research Award, "Tuning a Generalized Ray-Tracing Forest Light Simulator for Kentucky Forests."

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The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in coffee hour from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday. 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.

For this Feb. 26 coffee hour, Dr. Eric Godoy, environmental philosopher at University of Illinois and ACLS Fellow working on a book about energy democracy, will join for discussion.

Join us in person, or virtually via Zoom. Click here to register for Zoom link.

The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in coffee hour from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday. 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.

For this Feb. 26 coffee hour, Dr. Eric Godoy, environmental philosopher at University of Illinois and ACLS Fellow working on a book about energy democracy, will join for discussion.

Join us in person, or virtually via Zoom. Click here to register for Zoom link.

The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in coffee hour Thursday from 10-11 a.m. 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. Click here to register for Zoom link.

The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in coffee hour Thursday from 10-11 a.m. 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. Click here to register for Zoom link.

The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in coffee hour Thursday from 10-11 a.m. 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. Click here to register for Zoom link.

The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in coffee hour Thursday from 10-11 a.m. 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. Click here to register for Zoom link.

The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in coffee hour Thursday from 10-11 a.m. 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. Click here to register for Zoom link.

The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in coffee hour Thursday from 10-11 a.m. 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. Click here to register for Zoom link.

The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in coffee hour Thursday from 10-11 a.m. 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. Click here to register for Zoom link.