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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...

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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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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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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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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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Deadline Extended for UK Sustainability Challenge Grants

Applications for the University of Kentucky Sustainability Challenge Grant Program are being accepted now through May 18, 2022. The Sustainability Challenge Grant Program is designed to engage multidisciplinary teams...

Chelsea Colley

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$200,000 Available for UK Sustainability Challenge Grants – Applications Now Open

The Sustainability Challenge Grant Program is designed to engage multidisciplinary teams from the university community to foster scholarly, creative and research projects that promote sustainability and advance field(s)...

Chelsea Colley

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Apply Today for the Student Sustainability Internship Program

If you are interested in actively participating in UK’s sustainability efforts, the Sustainability Internship Program is the best place to start! The Sustainability Internship Program offers students a chance to gain...

Chelsea Colley

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Updating Our Sustainability Goals

Our commitment to sustainability requires leadership, creativity, and the ability to be nimble as challenges and opportunities evolve. Our vision for sustainability at UK includes valuing environmental stewardship and...

Shane Tedder

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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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UK Students Help Revitalize Historical Community

University of Kentucky landscape architecture students are using their design expertise to revitalize a historic property in Woodford County. Huntertown is an African American hamlet which once stood on 50-acres outside...

Chelsea Colley

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Department of Energy Business Plan Competition Offers $250,000 in Cash Prizes

Want to win $250,000? Of course you do! The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions is offering cash prizes for its student business plan competition. Called the EnergyTech University Prize...

David Melanson

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Students to Manage Funds from UK’s Endowment with a Focus on Sustainability

The University of Kentucky will offer a Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) Course focused on Sustainability in the fall of 2022. A focus on sustainability in the investment world is often denoted by the acronyms ESG...

Shane Tedder

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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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UK Solar Car Team Places Third in Two Races

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UK Research Project Seeks to Capture CO2 and Produce Hydrogen

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

UK Students Help Revitalize Historical Community

Department of Energy Business Plan Competition Offers $250,000 in Cash Prizes

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