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U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich to give Transylvania’s 2009 Rick O’Neil Philosophy Lecture

Posted on March 18, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich LEXINGTON, Ky.—U.S. Representative and former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich will deliver the 2009 Rick O’Neil Memorial Undergraduate Philosophy Lecture at Transylvania University Friday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Carrick Theater. The lecture is free and open to the public. The lecture is sponsored by Transylvania’s philosophy program and Sophia, the University’s philosophy society, in honor of the late Transylvania philosophy professor Rick O’Neil. For more information, contact philosophy professor Ellen Cox at (859) 233-8178 or ecox@transy.edu.

Experts on Alzheimer’s to speak at Transylvania March 24 and April 7; free and open to the public

Posted on March 18, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Two experts on Alzheimer’s from the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging will speak at Transylvania University as part of the Alltech Lecture Series on Aging and Mortality. The lectures begin at 7 p.m. in Transylvania’s Carrick Theater in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center. Each speaker will answer questions from the audience after speaking and a reception will follow. On March 24, Frederick Schmitt, a neuropsychologist and Alzheimer’s researcher, will present “100 Years of Alzheimer’s Research: What Do Therapeutic Interventions Have to Offer?” Schmitt studies various forms of dementia, of which Alzheimer’s is the most common. This progressive degenerative brain disease currently cannot be prevented or cured. His research focus is on early detection of dementia and outcomes of therapeutic interventions in Alzheimer’s disease. On Tuesday, April 7, Charles D. Smith, professor in Alzheimer’s research in the department of neurology, will present “How Can We Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?” Smith’s research focus is on applying structural and functional imaging techniques to the prediction, qualification and diagnosis of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Both lectures are free and open to the public. For more information, call the Transylvania public relations office at (859) 233-8120.

Transy student presents surrogacy research at annual bioethics conference at Harvard

Posted on March 13, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

Prya Murad LEXINGTON, Ky.—Prya Murad readily admits she has a “dorky” interest in biology. She also owns up to having an argumentative nature and a tendency to talk too much, and when asked to describe herself, the Transylvania University sophomore is likely to tell you she’s part control freak, part hippie. And that’s just for starters. Murad, a native of Pakistan, is indeed a multifaceted young woman. But she has long had a single-minded goal: to make a difference in the world. Specifically, she wants to tackle some of the ethical issues surrounding the field of genetics. Murad takes a step toward that lofty goal March 13 and 14 when she joins an elite group of college students at the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference at Harvard University in Boston. “I’m pumped,” she exclaimed. “It’s really cool to talk to people who are so energized about these issues.” The biology and philosophy double major is one of only 25 to 30 student presenters at the conference, an annual gathering of students and experts in the field of bioethics. It’s sponsored by the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities. Murad’s presentation will be on a subject she believes often gets overlooked in a world where bioethical issues abound. Titled “Cheap Labor: The International Commercial Surrogacy Market,” the presentation will focus on the trend of women in first-world countries to hire surrogates in second- and third-world countries to carry their babies – a

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Follow Transylvania University on Twitter!

Posted on March 11, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

Transylvania is now using Twitter to keep the campus community, future students, alumni and friends informed of the university’s latest news. What is Twitter? Twitter is a free social networking service that allows its users to send and read other users’ updates (otherwise known as tweets), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length. Twitter is used by Transy as a communications tool to stay connected with our “followers” and to pass along emergency notifications (like weather closings), campus reminders, upcoming events and other university information of interest. Creating Your Twitter Account Creating a Twitter account is easy. Simply go to www.twitter.com and click on the “Get Started-Join!” button. You will need to provide a username. Twitter will check for duplicates to ensure each username is unique. You will then provide a password and e-mail address. You can only create one Twitter account per e-mail address. Finally, enter the word(s) displayed in the security box and click the “Create my account” button. Follow Transy In order to receive Twitter messages from Transy you will need to “follow” the account we use. To do this, log into Twitter, enter “Transy” (no quotes) in the “Name or location” box located at the top of your Twitter home page, and click on search. On the results page that opens, locate the entry for Transy (should be the only entry) and click “Follow”. That’s it, you are now following Transy and

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Transylvania students partner with neighborhood to create Morlan Gallery exhibit “North Limestone Gathers” opening March 16

Posted on March 11, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Students from Transylvania University’s Community Engagement Through the Arts class have teamed up with North Limestone residents and neighboring students to find collections, objects and stories from the North Limestone neighborhood. The result is North Limestone Gathers, an exhibition opening Monday, March 16, and running through April 17. The exhibition features collections from people, homes and dorms, each displayed as an installation. In addition to creating the exhibition, students in the class taught by Transylvania English professor Kremena Todorova and art professor Kurt Gohde have maintained a Facebook page which records all their class assignments, including writing weekly “This I believe” essays in style of the NPR project of the same name. The class, first introduced last winter, has garnered the participation of vice-mayor Jim Gray, Transylvania associate dean Kathleen Jagger and city councilwoman Andrea James, to name a few. A North Limestone Gathers gallery talk and reception will be held Wednesday, April 1, from 6-8 p.m., in the Morlan Gallery. College and middle school students, professors, community members and local collectors will discuss the experience of creating North Limestone Gathers. This event is free and open to the public. The Morlan Gallery is open weekdays, noon to 5 p.m. The exhibit will also be a stop on the Lexington Gallery Hop, Friday, April 17, from 5-8 p.m. For more information go to: https://www.transy.edu/morlan or contact Morlan Gallery director Andrea Fisher at (859) 233-8142.