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Local Students Make Dean's List at Centre College

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:18:57 -0400

Centre College has released its dean's list for the fall term, an honor reserved for students who maintain at least a 3.60 grade point average.

Local students intern through Centre College

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:34:53 -0500

Rose Myers of Saint Augustine, a senior at Centre College, participated in an internship during the College's unique, three-week winter term. Myers's internship was with The Idea Farm. She is the daughter of Jay and Colleen Myers of St. Augustine,

Centre students go Greek

Thu, 12 Feb 2015 16:44:27 -0500

Centre students have accepted bids from fraternities and sororities.

Centre research team runs the play on football probabilities

Tue, 07 Oct 2014 11:37:59 -0400

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Jeffrey Heath and David Newton '15 are studying the stochastic modeling and simulation of football. This project is a continuation of Heath's summer "sports analytics" research, in which he and his students used mathemat

Students contribute to medical research on new antibiotics

Fri, 03 Oct 2014 15:06:16 -0400

Centre College students are attempting to discover new antibiotics by inhibiting the growth of MurA, an enzyme that synthesizes with cell walls to give bacteria its shape. If MurA activity is effectively inhibited, the body's likelihood of resisting anti

Mary Cundiff does Alzheimer's research at Centre College

Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:37:40 -0400

Mary Cundiff '16 worked with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Kerry Paumi to conduct research on Alzheimer's disease, specifically examining the Amyloid-beta peptide, one of two biological markers of the disease.

Students dp Alzheimer's research at Centre College

Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:49:25 -0400

Mansi Parekh '15 and Mary Cundiff '16 worked with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Kerry Paumi to conduct research on Alzheimer's disease, specifically examining the Amyloid-beta peptide, one of two biological markers of the disease.

Ally Scott helps design survey that could impact field of philosophy

Thu, 02 Oct 2014 10:57:35 -0400

Ally Scott of Louisville, a junior at Centre College, has been working with Assistant Professor of Philosophy Eva Cadavid (above, right) and Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy David Hall to collect data that they hope will shed light on the ca

Katie Rogers helps design survey that could impact field of philosophy

Thu, 02 Oct 2014 10:55:38 -0400

Katie Rogers has been working with Assistant Professor of Philosophy Eva Cadavid (above, right) and Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy David Hall to collect data that they hope will shed light on the cause of low female participation in the un

Local students enroll at Centre College

Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:02:42 -0400

Area students have enrolled this year at Centre College. The Class of 2018 is the largest incoming class in Centre's history, setting records for size, academic strength, geographic reach and diversity.

Emelia Williams '15 does internship in Uganda

Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:35:12 -0400

Emilia Williams' internship in Uganda has given her many opportunities to interact with children in an informal urban settlement in southeast Kampala.

Local Centre College student name to dean's list

Mon, 14 Jul 2014 08:47:07 -0400

Centre College names dean's list for the winter/spring term

Local students graduate from Centre College

Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:45:59 -0400

Three hundred and twenty-five seniors were granted degrees at Centre College's 191st Commencement, held on Sunday, May 25.

Local Students Make Dean's List at Centre College

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:10:40 -0400

Centre College has released its dean's list for the fall term, an honor reserved for students who maintain at least a 3.60 grade point average.

Lea Stromire Johnson re-elected to Centre College Board of Trustees

Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:58:48 -0400

Lea Stromire Johnson of Charlotte was re-elected to Centre College's Board of Trustees at the recent spring board meeting on April 10-11.

Centre College's Jenna Trost interns with Wilderness Trace Child Development Center

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:48:59 -0500

Jenna Trost of Newburgh, a junior at Centre College in Danville, Ky., interned at Danville's Wilderness Trace Child Development Center (WTCDC) during the College's three-week January term.

Centre College's Sarah Bugg interns at women's clinic in Bolivia

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:40:13 -0500

Sarah Bugg of Lexington, a senior at Centre College, traveled to Cochabamba, Bolivia, to work at Centro de Salud España, a government-funded clinic that serves women and children of the area.

Centre College's Alex Ingram interns with Kentucky's Chief Medical Examiner

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 10:52:47 -0500

Alex Ingram of Lexington, a senior at Centre College, spent three weeks interning with Kentucky Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Tracey Corey, a 1983 graduate of Centre.

Centre College's Elizabeth Alexander travels to Belize to work at Ocean Academy

Thu, 23 Jan 2014 10:08:10 -0500

Elizabeth Alexander of Louisville, a senior international studies major at Centre College, traveled to one of the world's newest countries to get a firsthand look at how educational infrastructure is established and maintained.

Centre College's Hope Wigginton to join C-SPAN during her semester in Washington, D.C.

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:54:51 -0500

Hope Wigginton of Campbellsville, a junior at Centre College, is interning this semester in Washington, D.C., with Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN). The network's mission is to air unedited, balanced views of government and public p...

Centre College's Elaina Waters to work at French Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:32:37 -0500

Elaina Waters of Nicholasville, a junior at Centre College, is interning at the French Embassy during her spring semester in Washington, D.C.

Centre College's Kristen Means joins Attorney General during semester in Washington, D.C.

Mon, 20 Jan 2014 15:50:22 -0500

Kristen Means of Hummelston, a junior at Centre College, will complete an internship in the Washington D.C. Attorney General's office during her participation in the Centre-in-Washington study away program this spring.

Centre College's Kim Lownds teaches English in Honduras

Mon, 20 Jan 2014 15:07:17 -0500

Kim Lownds of Evergreen, a senior at Centre College, is interested in pursuing a career in education, and has traveled and taught extensively as part of her own education at Centre. This January term she traveled to Comayagua, Honduras, for a uniq...

Centre College's Katrina Ayoub teaches English in Honduras

Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:53:47 -0500

Katrina Ayoub of Sierra Vista, a senior at Centre College, is interested in pursuing a career in education, and has traveled and taught extensively as part of her own education at Centre. This January term she traveled to Comayagua, Honduras, for ...

Centre College's Megan Radenhausen recognized for outstanding community service

Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:36:47 -0500

Megan Radenhausen of Edgewood, a senior at Centre College, is no stranger to community service; however, she took service to a new level this past fall, logging 1,300 hours at Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center (BRCC), a feat which earned her BRCC's vol...