Oct 5 Local News National Science Foundation Grant Funds UK Economic Development Study The University of Kentucky has received nearly half a million dollars from the National Science Foundation to study economic development in eastern Kentucky. The study involves faculty from UK’s business school and schools of social work, public health, sociology and agriculture. Business professor Walter Ferrier is the study’s principal investigator. He says the researchers will […] By Erica Peterson Oct 5 Local News National Science Foundation Grant Funds UK Economic Development Study Erica Peterson
Jan 25 Arts and Culture Artists Suffer Under Recession; Researchers Look at Economic Impact Listen NowThe recession has cost many Americans their job — including artists. Even those who are self-employed have taken a hit. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer talks to several Kentucky artists feeling the recession and looks at how researchers are trying to find new ways of gauging how their wellbeing impacts the overall economy. “There’s some stuff […] By Elizabeth Kramer Jan 25 Arts and Culture Artists Suffer Under Recession; Researchers Look at Economic Impact Elizabeth Kramer