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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University is offering junior high and high school students three summer academic camps in the areas of computer languages and programs as well as robotics. Two are overnight camps and one is a day camp. Overnight – Introduction to Computer Programming (Academic and Computer Camp)–students entering grades 8-12 Participants will learn about computer fundamentals, computer languages and the basics of Web design. In addition, students will have the opportunity to attend lectures in other academic areas such as music, chemistry and philosophy. The camp, which runs June 10-15, is $300 per camper and is limited to 40 students. The application deadline is May 1. Overnight – Introduction to Java and Perl – students entering grades 10-12 As participants in this program, students will gain a deep, intensive introduction to the intricacies of either language. The camp, which runs June 17-22, is $350 per camper and is limited to 35 students. In order to be eligible for this camp, students must have attended a previous Transylvania computer camp, or taken some high school programming classes. The application deadline is May 1. Day Camp – Programming and Robotics – students entering grades 6-8 As participants in this program, students will gain an introduction to the fundamentals of robot building and programming or learn to program in BASIC or C++. The camp is offered June 25-30, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. The cost is $200 per camper plus an optional charge for

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Transylvania’s Julie Leach, a sophomore center from Beaver Dam, Ky., is featured in the current issue of Sports Illustrated magazine. Leach is featured in the Faces in the Crowd section for leading the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in both scoring and rebounding this season, having 16 games with double figure scoring and rebounds, and being named HCAC Player of the Week four separate times. Leach, a graduate of Ohio County High School, averaged 19.6 points and 10.6 rebounds in all games and 18.3 points and 11.4 rebounds in conference play. Both were league bests. She also led the HCAC in field goal shooting at 56.8 percent. Leach helped Transy, coached by Greg Todd, to an 18-7 record overall, 12-4 in HCAC play. The Pioneers are the No. 3 seed in this weekend’s HCAC tourney at Manchester and will play No. 2 Rose-Hulman at 8 p.m. Friday. Host Manchester faces Anderson Friday at 6 p.m. The winners meet Saturday at 3 p.m. with an NCAA Division III tournament berth at stake. The championship game will be available via a Web cast at www.pennatlantic.com.

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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The public is invited to a free showing of the highly acclaimed film An Inconvenient Truth Wednesday, October 11, at the Kentucky Theater, at 5:30 p.m.,followed by a panel discussion, “Global Warming: Local Practices, Global Effects.” Panelists include Ben Chandler, U.S. congressman; John Clay, deputy secretary of the environmental and public protection cabinet; and James Wagner, professor of biology at Transylvania and 2001 CASE/Carnegie Kentucky Professor of the Year will follow. Peter Fosl, professor of philosophy at Transylvania and recipient of the 2006 Acorn Award from the Kentucky Advocates for Higher Education, will moderate. An Inconvenient Truth was a 2006 Sundance Film Festival hit and offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man’s fervent crusade to expose the myths and misconceptions that surround global warming and inspire actions to prevent it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who has a personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. He is persuasive in his argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue. The event is hosted by the Transylvania Environmental Rights and Responsibilities Alliance (TERRA), an organization committed to better awareness and understanding of environmental issues in the community. Event sponsors are Natasha’s Café, the Kentucky Theater, Civil Service Institute, Youth Service America, Pohl Rosa Pohl, the Good Foods Co-op, the Transylvania University Career Development Center and Transylvania’s divisions of fine arts, natural science and mathematics,

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Kerry Emanuel, one of Time Magazine’s Most Influential Scientists of 2006 will give Transylvania’s fall Kenan lecture Tuesday, October 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Haggin Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Time called Emanuel “The Man Who Saw Katrina Coming.” Just three weeks before Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, Emanuel authored a famous study in the journal Nature on the link between human-induced global warming and increasing hurricane strength. He reported that hurricanes have grown more powerful and destructive over the last three decades due in part to global warming. The study also found that the accumulated power of hurricanes in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico had more than doubled since 1970. Emanuel’s book, Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes, chronicles how hurricanes have altered history by thwarting military incursions and changing the course of explorations, and also outlines their influence on music, art and literature. It was named one of the Top 20 Science Books of 2005 by Discover Magazine. Since last year’s devastating hurricane season, few issues have been more contentious than whether human-driven global warming is responsible for the increased intensity and frequency of these storms. Emanuel, professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, supports the growing evidence of links between human-induced global warming, higher sea temperatures and more intense hurricanes. The William R. Kenan Lecture Series is made possible by

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