February 1, 2021
AWARDS
Alumna Lauren Bell received a UK Bioemedical Engineering (BME) Student Service Award.
IN THE NEWS
The BBC's multimedia series "Follow the Food" featured the drone project to monitor cattle that Mike Sama and Josh Jackson are part of. Jesse Hoagg leads the team, which received nearly $900,00 from USDA NIFA for the project. Read the article here.

Three equine-focused teams in BAE's capstone senior design course were featured in the January issue of UK's Equine Science Review newsletter. Mick Peterson and Alicia Modenbach teach Senior Design.
GRANTS
William Ford, assistant professor in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, has received a two-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s EPSCoR Research Infrastructure program. The project is titled, “RII Track-4: Elucidating Controls of Sediment Phosphorus Delivery to Tile-Drains” and will be funded in the amount of $226,757. Link for more information.
PUBLICATIONS & BOOK CHAPTERS
Peterson M, Sanderson W, Kussainov N, Hobbs SJ, Miles P, Scollay MC, Clayton HM. Effects of Racing Surface and Turn Radius on Fatal Limb Fractures in Thoroughbred Racehorses. Sustainability. 2021; 13(2):539.

Shannon Sampson, director of UK’s Evaluation Center and Clinical Professor in Educational Policy and Evaluation, and Carolyn Oldham, doctoral candidate and research coordinator for SCAHIP's South-Farmer and Rancher Stress Assistance Network, co-authored a chapter titled “Assessment as the Bridge between Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning” for Drs. Cantrell (UK College of Education) and Powell’s (Georgetown College) book, A Framework for Cultural Responsive Practices.

Jackson, J. J., & Montross, M. D. (2020). Case Study of Transportation Benefits Using GIS in Distributed Preprocessing of Corn Stover into Crude Biobutanol. Transactions of the ASABE, 64(1): 161-175. (doi: 10.13031/trans.13896)
EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS
AEN-158 Raised Wicking Bed, Steve Higgins

ID-268 Kentucky Grain Crop Production at a Glance, Carl Bradley, John Grove, Carrie Knott, Chad Lee, Travis Legleiter, Sam McNeill, Edwin Ritchey, Raul Villanueva, Kiersten Wise

ID-268P Kentucky Grain Crop Production at a Glance (poster), Carl Bradley, John Grove, Carrie Knott, Chad Lee, Travis Legleiter, Sam McNeill, Edwin Ritchey, Raul Villanueva, Kiersten Wise
GRADUATE STUDENT NEWS
Organized by Staci McGill, BAEGLS held a virtual scavenger hunt to welcome back students. Congratulations to Karla Ladino, who was the scavenger hunt winner.

Social Media Graduate Student Spotlights: Gabriel Abdulai, Julia Parker
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