Career Opportunities . The telephone listing for the hotline that fields calls from students, teachers and parents from across the state with scientific inquiries was changed after another company was given the same toll-free number. Now, the number that was known to thousands of Kentuckians as the Science Hotline is unknown, Frazier said. To suddenly not be able to assist these students, teachers and parents is upsetting. The UK Science Hotline began in 1991 and is staffed by University operators 24 hours per day, seven days a week.
Operators answer calls and record the caller's name, phone number, age and question.
This information is forwarded to Frazier, who either answers the call himself or forwards it to an appropriate faculty member.