As a recent graduate of the Environmental and Sustainability Studies program at the University of Kentucky – and a proud alum of the Sustainability Internship Program – I had the pleasure to serve as the UK Healthcare Sustainability...
Georgia McNamara
Carlie Laughlin
Category - HealthCare
Katherine JohnsonStryker Sustainable Solutions
UK HealthCare has been in partnership with Stryker Sustainability since 2002 to drive sustainable practices via the collection and utilization of remanufactured single-patient-use medical devices. Stryker Sustainability...
Chelsea Colley‘Walk with a Doc’ this summer at the UK Arboretum and Fayette Mall
Start your summer on the right foot at UK HealthCare’s “Walk with a Doc” series, held both at the UK Arboretum and Fayette Mall. “Walk with a Doc” is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a...
UK students help people of Ecuador obtain clean water
In Ecuador, the Tsáchila people have long endured myriad health problems linked to contaminated water. University of Kentucky Professor Wayne Sanderson and a group of students from the UK College of...
Healing, Housing, and Heritage in the Hollers
The AppalachiaCorps provides students with interests and roots in Eastern Kentucky opportunities to learn and serve the region. Summer fun in Appalachia: hiking, climbing, camping, swimming—and holding somebody’s...
UK Healthcare Receives Environmental Excellence Award for Exceptional Commitment to Healthcare Sustainability
UK HealthCare is proud to announce it has received the Environmental Excellence Award from Stryker’s Sustainability Solutions division. This designation is reserved for select hospitals that demonstrate outstanding...
Meet the team merging nature and health on the University of Kentucky Medical Campus
The University of Kentucky Medical Center strives to provide a nurturing and healthy environment for all its users including patients, families, hospital staff, faculty and students. UK has already led the way among...
Meet the team turning plastic waste into fuel oil
UK Recycling hosted their first Waste Reduction Week in April 2021 as an initiative meant to provide students with opportunities to learn more about how they can reduce their waste sent to landfill. As part of Waste...
You’ll Never Believe What We Recycle at UK!
‘What do you do when the students aren’t on campus?’ is a common question I receive as the Recycling Coordinator for the University. With that job title, it is easy to think that my job (and the recycling program here...
Joanna Ashford
No Sustainability Without People – Justice, Equity, and Diversity as Foundational for the Future
Part 2 (read Part 1 here) of our conversation with UK HealthCare’s Chief Diversity Officer Tukea Talbert about how and why Sustainability at UK must be built from a foundation of Justice and Equity...
Reinventing and reimagining a new normal with UK HealthCare’s Tukea Talbert
We are working hard to firmly ground Sustainability at the University of Kentucky on a foundation of Justice and Equity. Our work to reimagine sustainability in this way requires engaging with people and perspectives...
AcademicsBecome a zero-waste campusCommunityHealthCareReinforce the University's commitments to our peopleResearch
Project CARAT meets critical needs for Kentuckians with disabilities
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 34.6% of Kentuckians have a disability, and many of these individuals are unable to afford the durable medical equipment that they need. Even for patients on...
