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Yeast gives meaning to the toast, “To your health and long life” – Microbiologist Karl Dawson to discuss the science in your glass of beer, wine or whiskey at Transylvania on Tuesday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m.; free and open to the public

Posted on March 2, 2007July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Karl Dawson, microbiologist and director of worldwide research at Alltech, will give a lecture on the science in beer, wine, whiskey, bread and other foods Tuesday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Haggin Auditorium. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is the second talk in the new Alltech Lecture Series at Transylvania. Dawson will discuss how yeast is the cornerstone of many foods and the basis of important biochemical processes. While the yeast cell is a trusted microbial ally in medicine and agricultural production, it still harbors many secrets that can help us understand biological processes. Science based on yeast fermentation and genetics has provided us with unique functional foods for humans and animals, and is defining new nutritional and pharmacological strategies that will allow for longer lives and improved health. Dawson received his bachelor’s degree in bacteriology from Utah State University, a master’s in microbiology from the University of Wyoming, and a Ph.D. in bacteriology from Iowa State University. He worked as a microbiologist at the National Animal Disease Laboratory and as a professor of nutritional microbiology in the department of animal sciences at the University of Kentucky before joining Alltech as director of worldwide research. Dawson focuses on improving animal performance and health by altering the microbial activities in their in their gastrointestinal tracts. For more information, call the Transylvania public relations office at (859) 233-8120.

Women’s History Month Event at Transylvania – Renowned pianist and tenor to perform songs by women composers Thursday, March 1, 7:30 p.m. at Transylvania; free and open to the public

Posted on February 28, 2007July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—In celebration of Women’s History Month, pianist Naomi Oliphant and tenor Daniel Weeks will perform “Women of Firsts,” a recital of art songs by 20th century women composers of the Czech Republic, Poland, United States and France on Thursday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Transylvania’s Mitchell Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public. Oliphant has earned a national reputation as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States, Canada and Europe. She has appeared as a soloist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Louisville Ballet, the Hamilton Philharmonic and the Niagara Symphony. Since 1983, she has been pianist of the McHugh-Oliphant Duo. She was appointed associate dean of the University of Louisville School of Music in 1998 and has most recently been responsible for coordinating an exchange program between the university and the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland. Weeks has given professional recitals in 14 states and has performed with the Houston Symphony, the Dallas Symphony and the Cincinnati Symphony, among others. He has performed opera with the Kentucky Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Nevada Opera and the Opera Theater of Pittsburgh. In 2001, he toured the United States in 58 performances of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte with San Francisco Opera’s Western Opera Theater. Oliphant and Weeks have performed together in recital since 1999, have toured the United States and Poland and will soon be recording their first CD. For more

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