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2024-2025 Student Sustainability Council

The Student Sustainability Council (SSC) was formed to supervise the distribution of the Environmental Stewardship Fee in order to responsibly advance the theory, practice and reality of Sustainability at the University of Kentucky. The University...

Katherine Johnson

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2024-2025 Sustainability Internship Program Cohort Introductions

The Office of Sustainability partners with the Student Sustainability Council and sustainability-focused offices from across the campus to provide exciting and meaningful undergraduate internship opportunities for UK students. Interns...

Katherine Johnson

Academics

Applications for 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 fields of study. Sustainability...

Katherine Johnson

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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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Academics

UK’s Student Government Association’s Commitment to Sustainability

Nowadays, sustainability is said to be one of the fastest-growing careers. As a matter of fact, I am sure many of you reading this article are passionate about saving our planet. I am also sure that this generation of...

Hannah Johnson

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Academics Research

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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Academics Activism

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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Academics Research

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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Academics

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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Academics Activism

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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Student Guide to Sustainability at the University of Kentucky

Sustainability is evolving at the University of Kentucky. Over the last decade, faculty, staff, and students have led the way in creating positive change around campus by lowering emissions, reducing waste, seeking...

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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Academics Behind The Scenes

In Case You Missed It: From Mud to Minnows

How do you go from trying to prevent mowing equipment from making a mess of a perpetually muddy section of turf to watching a world-renowned hydrogeologist hammer piezometers into a stream full of minnows? Answer:...

Shane Tedder

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Academics HealthCare

UK Research Project Seeks to Capture CO2 and Produce Hydrogen

The University of Kentucky has received $2.4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to develop a cost-effective system that will capture...

Chelsea Colley

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Academics Activism Behind The Scenes Community Research Sustainability Tips

In Case You Missed It: Eli Capilouto Speaks About WholeSum

As the University for Kentucky, we have a responsibility to advance our Commonwealth. In doing so, our influence extends beyond Kentucky’s borders. That is why sustainability remains a priority in our daily operations...

Tiana The

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2024-2025 Student Sustainability Council

2024-2025 Sustainability Internship Program Cohort Introductions

Applications for UK Sustainability Challenge Grant Program now being accepted

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Graduate Students Present Work at Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing

UK’s Student Government Association’s Commitment to Sustainability

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

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

UK to Host Annual Sustainability Showcase and Student Poster Competition

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

Celebrate Campus Sustainability Month at UK

UK Solar Car Team Places Third in Two Races

In Case You Missed It: From Mud to Minnows

UK Research Project Seeks to Capture CO2 and Produce Hydrogen

In Case You Missed It: Eli Capilouto Speaks About WholeSum

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