February 2007

Iraq Teach-in at Transy Saturday, Feb. 10; open to the public

Posted on February 9, 2007July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University will host an Iraq Teach-in Saturday, February 10, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the William T. Young Campus Center. This non-partisan event is free and open to the public. Schedule of events and topics: 9 a.m. Opening Remarks 9:30 a.m. Erin Sisson, Transylvania sophomore (legality of the war) 10 a.m. Jeffrey Freyman, Transylvania political science professor (historical context and the U.S. perspective) 10:45 a.m. Rebecca Glasscock, KCTCS geography professor (environmental impacts of the war) 11:30 a.m. Ihsan Bagby, UK Islamic students professor (differences between sunni and Shiite and religion’s role in the conflict) 12:15 p.m. Lunch and performance from Mecca Dance Studio 1 p.m. Nayef Samhat, Centre international studies and government professor (perspectives of the international and Middle East state communities) 1:45 p.m. Robert Olson, UK history professor (the Kurdish question) 2:30 p.m. Student debate focusing on the proposed troop increase and how and when the United States should withdraw. The event is co-sponsored by the Bluegrass Chapter of the United Nations Association, Transylvania’s office of community service and civic engagement and the social science program. For more information or to schedule to cover the event, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120.

The competition for food, feed, and fuel – Will we be able to feed ourselves and our animals in 10 years?

Posted on February 1, 2007July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—If you buy meat, eggs, milk or cheese, start pinching pennies. Prices for these products and more are likely to skyrocket over the next 10 years as corn—a staple in most animal diets, especially cattle and chicken—is diverted to ethanol production. Pearce Lyons, president and founder of Alltech, will give a public lecture Tuesday, February 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Haggin Auditorium. His talk is the first in the new Alltech Lecture Series at Transylvania. The series will focus on how science affects our everyday lives. Corn prices recently soared to a 10-year high in the U.S., and experts are concerned about the available supply of corn for feed and food. While corn-fed ethanol is driving an economic boom around the world, it is using a large share of the corn supply. At this lecture, Lyons will discuss how predicted grain shortages may change the ways we feed ourselves and our animals. Lyons received his B.S. from the National University of Ireland in Dublin and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham. He has authored over 20 books and was recognized as one of the top 15 Irish-American life scientists of the year by Biolink USA-Ireland. Lyons founded Alltech in 1980. Headquartered in Nicholasville, Kentucky, Alltech is one of the world’s top animal health companies, boasting group sales of $300 million and employing over 1,800 people in 85 countries. Alltech was named one of the 100 fastest

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