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Grawemeyer Award recipients: Inspiration, innovation and action for a better world

May 4, 2017

“We’re going to engage you in a discussion of a political, controversial issue,” said Paula McAvoy to the nearly 30 Central High School students assembled in the school library.

UofL to host Nobel chemist known for bridging science, diplomacy

April 28, 2017

Biochemist Peter Agre won the Nobel Prize for work on what has been described as the plumbing system of cells but he also will be discussing science in a more global way when he visits UofL.

Civil Engineering students solve the concrete canoe conundrum

April 25, 2017

Why would anyone build a concrete canoe? And if you were to build one, how would you make it float?