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Product design students build charging station with Campus Woods

In the fall semester of 2024, students in UK’s second-year Product Design course, PRD 220, were tasked with designing and building a new battery charging station using materials from Campus Woods, a program that repurposes felled campus trees into...

Ella Sides

Academics Activism

Learning beyond the classroom: UK students turn sustainability lessons into action

The spirit of sustainability was alive and well on campus as part of the University of Kentucky community rolled up their sleeves to plant trees and contribute to a greener future. For the second year in a row, students from Lewis Honors College...

Jennifer Allen

Academics

Using campus as a classroom: Students explore UK’s energy infrastructure

At the University of Kentucky, students have access to a dynamic living lab — an 800-acre campus with more than 20 million square feet of building space and all the infrastructure and operations of a small city. At the heart of this...

Jennifer Allen

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Academics

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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Sustainable enterprise training fund established

Do you want a career that makes you feel good about going to work in the morning? How about a career that makes a difference in your community? If you answered yes, you aren’t alone! Working in the sustainability...

Cameron Luker

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Academics

If You Love Trees, We’ve Got A Program For You!

University of Kentucky trees are critically important – they provide ecosystem services, human health and wellness benefits, and community cohesiveness. These tree benefits and many more are important all around...

Nic Williamson

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Academics Research

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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Academics

Claim your free attendance to global conference on sustainability

For the second 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...

Carlie Laughlin

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Academics Activism

UK Launches LGBTQ Scholarship for Ag, Environmental Sciences

Food access, sustainability and conservation have become mainstream conversations worldwide. And while these issues are broad, too often, representation within these discussions is not. As a minority in the state...

Carlie Laughlin

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Academics Community 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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Academics

Lewis Honors Students Plant 1,200 Trees, Help Restore Appalachian Forest

Students from the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College recently traveled to Daniel Boone National Forest to help restore native forests on a surface mined site. The group partnered with Green...

Carlie Laughlin

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Academics Research

Summer Sustainability Research Fellowship

As attendees of a research institution, UK students have the valuable opportunity to engage with world-class research related to a wide array of topics. For students looking to get involved with sustainability research...

Sophie Beavin

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Academics Behind The Scenes

Sustainability Internship Program at UK

Since 2016, undergraduate students have had the opportunity to work directly with sustainability initiatives on campus–and get paid for it! The Sustainability Internship Program (SIP) is an exciting partnership...

Sophie Beavin

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Academics Community HealthCare Research

Project CARAT meets critical needs for Kentuckians with disabilities

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 34.6% of Kentuckians have a disability, and many of these individuals are unable to afford the durable medical equipment that they need. Even for patients on...

Carlie Laughlin

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Product design students build charging station with Campus Woods

Learning beyond the classroom: UK students turn sustainability lessons into action

Using campus as a classroom: Students explore UK’s energy infrastructure

Category - Academics

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

Students to manage funds from UK’s endowment with a focus on sustainability

Sustainable enterprise training fund established

If You Love Trees, We’ve Got A Program For You!

6 successful UK Sustainability projects to present at AASHE

Claim your free attendance to global conference on sustainability

UK Launches LGBTQ Scholarship for Ag, Environmental Sciences

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

Lewis Honors Students Plant 1,200 Trees, Help Restore Appalachian Forest

Summer Sustainability Research Fellowship

Sustainability Internship Program at UK

Project CARAT meets critical needs for Kentuckians with disabilities

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