January 17, 2005 1B Mathews Building, Lexington, Ky. 40506 The University of Kentucky faculty/staff newspaper

UK announces drug endangered children alliance

Clandestine drug labs are a significant and growing problem in Kentucky. Many labs used to manufacture methamphetamine are inside homes, exposing children living there at risk.

An alliance, announced Dec. 15 by University of Kentucky President Lee T. Todd Jr., will provide the tools needed to identify these at-risk children and to provide health care and developmental assistance.(more)

Agreement links UK's seismic experts with Chinese counterparts

Earthquake experts from the University of Kentucky and the People’s Republic of China will benefit from each other’s research as a result of a recently approved agreement involving the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS), UK’s Department of Geological Sciences, and the Lanzhou Institute of Seismology in China’s Earthquake Administration. (more)

Severe weather policies and procedures

Procedures for canceling classes or changing the routine operations for the University of Kentucky during severe winter weather and communicating that decision were recently reviewed and reissued. (more)