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Creating a seat for sustainability: UK student turns recycled fabric into modular chair

Anna Quarles, a product design senior in the College of Design, prioritized sustainability in her final Soft Spaces class project last semester. With the help of Erin Geibel, recycling coordinator in Facilities Management, she transformed old t...

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New SAVS courses prioritize sustainable materials for studio practices

The University of Kentucky’s School of Art and Visual Studies (SAVS) is reimagining what an art studio can be. Two courses, Healthy Materials Lab and Digital Matrix Modeling, led by fabrication lab specialist Hannah Smith and professor Jonathan...

Adreonna Rainey

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Dyeing to make a difference: Sustainable textiles in Kentucky

What began as a small dye garden at the University of Kentucky Arboretum has grown into a hands-on summer internship and cross-listed course that immerses students in the sustainable production and use of natural dyes. The project was sparked...

Adreonna Rainey

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Bluegrass Greensource to host third annual Sustainability Summit at the University of Kentucky

Join Bluegrass Greensource March 7-8th for their third annual Sustainability Summit, held at the Gatton Student Center. This 2-day event will feature a variety of speakers, focusing on the topic of Climate Resiliency...

Chelsea Colley

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UK Recycling’s Partnership with WestRock Expands Accepted Recyclables on Campus

At the start of 2020, the University of Kentucky (UK) embarked on an exciting new partnership with WestRock, a materials recycling center and paperboard manufacturing company. Since then, all of the items you place in...

Ryan Lark

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Do you want a sustainability certification?

Are you passionate about sustainability? Do you want to work in a field that reflects your values and supports your vision for a more sustainable future? If you answered yes, you aren’t alone! Working in the...

Chelsea Colley

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Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Campus Keynote – April 6, 2023 @ 12pm

The University of Kentucky’s Lewis Honors College and Student Sustainability Council are excited to present a campus keynote with 2022 MacArthur Fellow Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer on Thursday, April 6th at 12pm in the...

Shane Tedder

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Graduate students present work at Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing

Four graduate students in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering traveled to Berlin, Germany to present their work at the Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing in October, 2022. (The following...

Chelsea Colley

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Abstract submission, registration open for UK’s 2022 Food, Energy, and Water Symposium

Leaders from across the University of Kentucky, the Lexington community and the Commonwealth will gather to discuss issues that impact all Kentuckians at the 2022 Food, Energy and Water Symposium (FEWS)...

David Melanson

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Esther Horvath: Robert C. May Photography Lecture on November 4th

On Friday, November 4th at 4 pm, UK College of Fine Arts and the UK Art Museum will be hosting a photography lecture in the Worsham Cinema at the Gatton Student Center, featuring Esther Horvath, an award-winning...

Janie Welker

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UK to Host Annual Sustainability Showcase and Student Poster Competition

The UK Office of Sustainability, Office of Undergraduate Research, Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment, and the Student Sustainability Council are excited to announce the return of the annual...

Chelsea Colley

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Join us October 18th for AASHE: the Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education

For the third year in a row, the University of Kentucky is proud to announce that it will serve as a host institution for the Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education. The virtual conference will take...

Chelsea Colley

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Celebrate Campus Sustainability Month at UK

Held every October, Campus Sustainability Month is an international celebration of sustainability in higher education. Throughout the month, colleges and universities organize events on campus and elsewhere to...

Chelsea Colley

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UK Solar Car Team Places Third in Two Races

The University of Kentucky Solar Car team won third place in both the Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) on July 7, 2022 and the American Solar Challenge (ASC) on July 16, 2022. For both events, teams started with a charged...

Chelsea Colley

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8 students selected as Sustainability Summer Research Fellows

Eight University of Kentucky students have been selected for the Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship program, a high-impact learning experience that contributes to the students’ academic growth as well as...

Chelsea Colley

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Creating a seat for sustainability: UK student turns recycled fabric into modular chair

New SAVS courses prioritize sustainable materials for studio practices

Dyeing to make a difference: Sustainable textiles in Kentucky

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Bluegrass Greensource to host third annual Sustainability Summit at the University of Kentucky

UK Recycling’s Partnership with WestRock Expands Accepted Recyclables on Campus

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Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Campus Keynote – April 6, 2023 @ 12pm

Graduate students present work at Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing

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Esther Horvath: Robert C. May Photography Lecture on November 4th

UK to Host Annual Sustainability Showcase and Student Poster Competition

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Celebrate Campus Sustainability Month at UK

UK Solar Car Team Places Third in Two Races

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