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UK doctoral student collaborates with adviser to write key primer on hydrocarbon biofuels

“Hydrocarbon Biofuels” will not top the New York Times’ best-seller list for nonfiction books, but for Great C. Umenweke, it’s quite an opportunity, and one that could help humans turn waste into renewable energy. Umenweke, a doctoral...

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Forrest Dills, CAER Undergrad, Forging His Path in Materials Science

Dills’ work, like much at UK CAER, is built off sustainability and using recyclable materials to positively impact energy emissions. “We create synthetic graphite electrodes for our batteries out of materials like waste coal,” said Dills. “To put it...

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UK researchers develop greener, more sustainable ways to recover metals from electronic waste

As electronic waste (e-waste) piles up globally, researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering are spearheading innovative methods to...

Ella Sides

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Healing, Housing, and Heritage in the Hollers

The AppalachiaCorps provides students with interests and roots in Eastern Kentucky opportunities to learn and serve the region. Summer fun in Appalachia: hiking, climbing, camping, swimming—and holding somebody’s...

Chelsea Colley

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KGS Seminar Gives Geoscience Perspective on Climate Change in Kentucky

he Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) at the University of Kentucky hosted its first-ever seminar focusing on the intersection between geoscience research and climate change on May 12. The 61st Annual KGS...

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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KGS to Explore Climate Change in Kentucky at Annual Seminar

The Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) at the University of Kentucky will host its 61st annual seminar on Thursday, May 12. The event is expected to draw interest from disciplines including geology...

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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Novel Funding Model Provides CAER Researchers Support to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Funding early-stage, proof-of-concept research is often a challenge for university researchers. Traditionally, governmental funding agencies have chosen to invest in basic science and in projects that are more advanced...

Chelsea Colley

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Undergraduates Encouraged to Apply for Sustainability Summer Research Fellowships

Applications are now open for the University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research’s Sustainability Summer Research Fellowships. The annual fellowship gives undergraduates the opportunity to study in a wide...

Chelsea Colley

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Kentucky Geological Survey, Energy and Environment Cabinet Announce Project to Measure Methane Emissions

The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) and the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) at the University of Kentucky (UK) have announced a collaborative project focused on mine methane (CH4) emissions in...

Chelsea Colley

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Registration Now Open for CCTS Conference on Climate and Health

The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science will hold its 17th Annual Spring Conference on April 5, 2022, focusing on “Climate and Health.” Join nearly 1,000 researchers...

Chelsea Colley

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A Low-Cost Solution to Mismanaged Plastic Waste in the Developing World

Plastic is a miracle of modern chemistry. From healthcare to food preservation to the automotive industry, these amazing polymers make modern life possible. Unfortunately, the properties that make plastic so valuable –...

Jeffrey Seay

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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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Six 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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UK doctoral student collaborates with adviser to write key primer on hydrocarbon biofuels

Forrest Dills, CAER Undergrad, Forging His Path in Materials Science

UK researchers develop greener, more sustainable ways to recover metals from electronic waste

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Healing, Housing, and Heritage in the Hollers

KGS Seminar Gives Geoscience Perspective on Climate Change in Kentucky

In Case You Missed It: Eli Capilouto Speaks About WholeSum

KGS to Explore Climate Change in Kentucky at Annual Seminar

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

Novel Funding Model Provides CAER Researchers Support to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Undergraduates Encouraged to Apply for Sustainability Summer Research Fellowships

Kentucky Geological Survey, Energy and Environment Cabinet Announce Project to Measure Methane Emissions

Registration Now Open for CCTS Conference on Climate and Health

A Low-Cost Solution to Mismanaged Plastic Waste in the Developing World

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

Six Successful UK Sustainability Projects to Present at AASHE

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