Join us for our SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) presentation at the Appalachian Center or tune in virtually via Zoom. This year's SWAPs will showcase the research conducted by recipients of the 2023 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.

March 20 Presentations:

Trey Coburn, 2023 Eller and Billings Student Research Award, "The Future of Personalized Medicine: Improving Care in Appalachia and Beyond!"

Maddie Duff, 2023 Eller and Billings Student Research Award, "Chronic Conditions with Heart and Ears in Appalachia Research Study (cchears)"

Register for the Zoom meeting here.

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

Drs. Edin, Shaefer, and Nelson discuss Injustice of Place

Discussion to begin at 4:00 pm ET with reception to follow beginning at approximately 5:30 pm ET.

The event is free and open to the public. All members of the Martin School community are invited to a reception to follow.

Contact Dr. Jeongyoon Lee at  with any questions.

Drs. Edin, Shaefer, and Nelson's visit and the book club are made possible through:
The Miriam Jane Van Dyke Barager Endowment for Diversity and Inclusion 
and through our generous co-sponsors: 
The Appalachian Center
The Graduate School
The College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment Office of Diversity 
The College of Arts & Sciences Department of Sociology

Please  join us this February for the 2024 Martin School Book Club, featuring “The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America,” by Dr. Kathryn J. Edin (Princeton University), H. Luke Shaefer (University of Michigan), Timothy J. Nelson (Princeton University).

February 1 is the kickoff event to launch the discussion of the 2024 book selection, The Injustice of Place by Kathryn J. Edin, H. Luke Shaefer, and Timothy J. Nelson. There will be two book club events following this kickoff, one the week of February 5 and another the week of February 12.

The full schedule of events and registration for the Book Club may be found here.

This reading group centered on Appalachia-based and/or Appalachian-written novels resumes with Crystal Wilkinson's The Birds of Opulence - please see this helpful Google sheet for which pages we will be reading for the 11th. We will meet in the Appalachian Center Annex Conference Room (641 S. Limestone; entrance is in the back by the gravel lot beside the Appalachian Center) and via Zoom (please email Shelby Roberts (shelbyroberts@uky.edu) if you have any questions!).  

Come celebrate Family & Community Diversity Week with us!

The College of A&S Office of Inclusive Excellence, in partnership with Appalachian Studies and the Appalachian Center, will hold a Lunch & Learn event where students can engage in informative activities focused on family & community diversity and receive UK swag while enjoying a free catered lunch! The Lunch and Learns are open to all A&S graduates and undergraduates, but do have a maximum capacity for student participants--so be sure to RSVP using the QR code or link below.

Lunch & Learn RSVP link: https://forms.office.com/r/2nuP6ZeWH2

Come celebrate Family & Community Diversity Week with us!

The College of A&S Office of Inclusive Excellence, in partnership with Appalachian Studies and the Appalachian Center, will hold a tabling event where students can pick up FREE swag, participate in the featured department's diversity activity, and sign-up for the corresponding Lunch and Learn event taught by a UK faculty member.