What do you get when you mix a mountain of medical waste, a splash of imagination and a pinch of pure magic? At Kentucky Children’s Hospital, the answer is two cheerful narwhals, stitched from syringe caps, IV tubes and a whole lot of...
Carlie Laughlin
Graciela Martinez
Category - Community
Ella SidesSustainability in Focus: Leadership perspectives from Nancy Cox
Sustainability in Focus: Leadership Perspectives is a new mini-series that spotlights the remarkable faculty and staff leaders driving sustainability across our campus and showcases their innovative perspectives. These...
Katherine Johnson
Gail Wallace
2024 Sustainability Showcase recognizes outstanding students, faculty, and staff for contributions to sustainability
The annual Sustainability Showcase was presented by the Office of Sustainability, The President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee, the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment, and the...
Neighbors helping neighbors: UK Urban Forest Initiative unveils revitalization project in Eastern Kentucky community
The University of Kentucky Urban Forest Initiative (UFI), in partnership with the Appalachia Service Project and Team Kentucky, celebrated a significant milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Gov...
Applications for 2024 UK Sustainability Challenge Grant Program now being accepted
The Sustainability Challenge Grant Program is designed to engage transdisciplinary teams from the university community to foster scholarly, creative and research projects that promote sustainability and advance...
Prescribed fire planned for The Arboretum to support native plant life
During the month of March, staff at The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky will administer a prescribed fire to help remove thatch that builds up from the grasses and wildflowers over time. The...
Earth Month Events 2024
Every year, the city of Lexington and the University of Kentucky come together to acknowledge April as Earth Month, a time devoted to advocating sustainability and engaging in eco-friendly endeavors throughout the...
KYCC Student Art Contest
SIP Interns: What are they up to? Sophomore Landscape Architecture major, Gail Wallace, Kentucky Climate Consortium Intern, has worked with the KYCC to develop an addition to their annual symposium, highlighting...
City of Lexington announces commitment to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
In a monumental decision underscoring Lexington’s dedication to environmental stewardship and a sustainable future, the Urban County Council members voted unanimously to commit to community-wide net-zero...
UK students serve healthy, balanced meals to community through Meals on Wings
At the University of Kentucky Campus Kitchen, a remarkable initiative — Meals on Wings — is taking flight, bringing nourishment and community spirit to those who need it most. Meals on Wings is not just about food...
UK alum, activist receives James Beard Foundation Leadership Award
University of Kentucky alumnus Jim Embry, best known as a preeminent civil rights activist, eco-activist farmer, social justice advocate and public speaker, among other distinctions, was awarded the James Beard...
Announcing the 2023 UK Food, Energy, and Water Symposium
The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) is excited to partner with UK’s National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) to announce the upcoming UK Food, Energy, and Water Symposium...
Sustainability Showcase Awards
The annual Sustainability Showcase was presented by the Office of Sustainability, The President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee, the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment, and the...
Celebrate Tree Week 2023
Join us October 6-15, 2023 for our 6th annual Tree Week, a week-long celebration of the trees and greenspaces around us! Through a series of nature and tree-themed events, Tree Week strives to foster a deeper...
The not-so-secret garden
Audrey Wathen scampers between the yarn-covered “wishing tree” and the spot where giddy toddlers gleefully make billowing bubbles in large orange vats. She’s trailed closely by her younger sister, Eleanor, and her best...
