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Summer Sustainability Research Spotlight: Sophia Bowden

You’ve probably heard the term “invasive species” before: plants and animals that have been brought to an environment they aren’t native to, that then wreak havoc on that environment’s ecosystem. You might remember hearing about the (justified)...

Owen Wallingford

Close-up of a tree in a forest that has snapped and split apart, exposing jagged, light-colored wood beneath the bark. A large fallen section of the trunk rests across the broken stump, while surrounding trees and dense green foliage fill the background.

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UK entomologist advances gene-silencing technology to protect forests from invasive pests

A University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) forest entomologist is closing in on a pest management strategy that could give landowners, cities and forest managers a highly targeted alternative...

Jordan Strickler

Five people stand beside the open bed of a pickup truck in a grassy field, posing behind stacks of yellow and green harvest crates filled with tomatoes. The crates contain a variety of tomato sizes and colors, including large red and pink tomatoes

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Searching for the ‘super tomato’: UK lab advancing horticultural crop breeding for a healthier future

A lab at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) is at the forefront of breeding and genetics of fruits and vegetables. The Sapkota Horticultural Breeding and Genetics Lab, located on campus...

Christopher Carney

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UK NRT, UK CAER Host Food, Energy, & Water Symposium Featuring Jonathan Webb of AppHarvest

Last December 9th, UK’s chapter of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Traineeship (NRT) alongside the Center for Applied Energy Research (UK CAER) hosted the first annual Food, Energy and Water...

Kevin Puckett

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6 successful UK Sustainability projects to present at AASHE

Six successful sustainability projects (WholeSum included!) led by University faculty and staff were selected to present at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE’s) virtual...

Carlie Laughlin

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UK to host sustainability showcase and student poster competition

The President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee, UK’s Office of Sustainability, and the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment are excited to announce the return of the Annual Sustainability...

Carlie Laughlin

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Water Harvesting: Maximizing Partnership

The design process is complete on an effort projected to save the University more than 25 million gallons of water annually. UK’s annual water usage averages 600 million gallons a year so the savings from this project...

Shane Tedder

Activism Become a zero-waste campus Research

Upcycling plastic in the Pearl of Africa

Engineers for Sustainable Energy Solutions (ESES) is a non-profit organization based in Kentucky founded by Jeffrey Seay, Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky College of...

Shelby Browning

Community Research

Sustainability grant winners to focus on climate crisis, recovery, and DEI efforts

Six teams of University of Kentucky students, faculty and staff are beginning work on sustainability projects after being selected to receive Sustainability Challenge Grants totaling more than...

Carlie Laughlin

Become a zero-waste campus Research

Turning plastic waste into fuel

Jeffrey Seay, Professor of Chemical Engineering at UK Paducah, has been collaborating with partners in numerous countries, including Ethiopia, Senegal, Uganda and India, to find new ways to convert harmful waste into...

Carlie Laughlin

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Innovation and sustainability in Kentucky’s forests

Despite the ecological and economic advantages of using cross laminated timber (CLT) products, the North American building industry has been slow to adopt this emerging architectural component. As cross-laminated timber...

Carlie Laughlin

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Composting Manure on the Smaller Horse Farm Operation

An average sized horse can produce as much as 20,000 lbs. of manure each year! While many farms opt to land-apply manure, smaller horse farms housing less than 6 horses typically have fewer acres, so continuous...

Carlie Laughlin

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UK CAER creates sustainable cements and concrete

Concrete is everywhere.  Concrete is the most widely used man-made material on earth, second only to water as the most-consumed resource on the planet. Cement manufacturing is also the source of 8% of the world’s carbon...

Kevin Puckett

Academics Community Reinforce the University's commitments to our people Research

Nursing Students, Black Soil Partner to Address Food Insecurity, Maternal Health in Communities of Color

As a land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky’s role is to improve the lives of people throughout the Commonwealth through service, education and health care. Through a collaboration with...

Carlie Laughlin

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Earth Day Champions: UK Introduces World’s Largest American White Oak Repository and Genome Mapping Study With Maker’s Mark

This past Earth Day 2021, the University of Kentucky partnered with Maker’s Mark® to establish the world’s largest repository of American white oak! The effort represents the most comprehensive natural range of white...

Carlie Laughlin

Summer Sustainability Research Spotlight: Sophia Bowden

UK entomologist advances gene-silencing technology to protect forests from invasive pests

Searching for the ‘super tomato’: UK lab advancing horticultural crop breeding for a healthier future

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UK NRT, UK CAER Host Food, Energy, & Water Symposium Featuring Jonathan Webb of AppHarvest

6 successful UK Sustainability projects to present at AASHE

UK to host sustainability showcase and student poster competition

Water Harvesting: Maximizing Partnership

Upcycling plastic in the Pearl of Africa

Sustainability grant winners to focus on climate crisis, recovery, and DEI efforts

Turning plastic waste into fuel

Innovation and sustainability in Kentucky’s forests

Composting Manure on the Smaller Horse Farm Operation

UK CAER creates sustainable cements and concrete

Nursing Students, Black Soil Partner to Address Food Insecurity, Maternal Health in Communities of Color

Earth Day Champions: UK Introduces World’s Largest American White Oak Repository and Genome Mapping Study With Maker’s Mark

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