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Campus Woods Gives UK Trees New Life

The University of Kentucky is home to over twelve thousand trees, representing a variety of the 120 tree species native to our state, such as walnuts, yellow-poplar, bur oaks, hickory, and ash trees. When a tree is removed from campus, if it isn’t...

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Applications Open for 2025-2026 Sustainability Internship Program

Applications are now open for the 2025-2026 Sustainability Internship Program (SIP). The SIP pairs students with sustainability-related offices and units from across the campus to advance sustainability initiatives in exciting and meaningful ways...

Carlie Laughlin

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UK Wood Kiln Firing: A Transformative Opportunity for Students

The second inaugural firing of the UK Wood Kiln marks a significant milestone for UK’s College of Fine Arts students and community. Designed as a hands-on educational experience, the kiln offers an invaluable opportunity to explore traditional...

Hunter Stamps

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Student Success at Home and Abroad with UK NRT

A quick scan of news headlines over the past year and anyone can see how the intersection of our food, energy, and water systems is having major impacts across Kentucky, the nation, and the world. Interestingly, one UK...

Donavan Moore

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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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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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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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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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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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Campus Woods Gives UK Trees New Life

Applications Open for 2025-2026 Sustainability Internship Program

UK Wood Kiln Firing: A Transformative Opportunity for Students

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Student Success at Home and Abroad with UK NRT

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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Graduate Students Present Work at Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing

UK’s Student Government Association’s Commitment to Sustainability

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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

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