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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...

Ella Sides

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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...

Ella Sides

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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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UK to Host Sustainability Showcase and Student Poster Competition

The President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee, UK’s Office of Sustainability, and the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment are excited to announce the return of the Annual Sustainability...

Carlie Laughlin

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Water Harvesting: Maximizing Partnership

The design process is complete on an effort projected to save the University more than 25 million gallons of water annually. UK’s annual water usage averages 600 million gallons a year so the savings from this project...

Shane Tedder

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Upcycling Plastic in the Pearl of Africa

Engineers for Sustainable Energy Solutions (ESES) is a non-profit organization based in Kentucky founded by Jeffrey Seay, Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky College of...

Shelby Browning

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Academics Research

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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Sustainability Grant Winners to Focus on Climate Crisis, Recovery, and DEI Efforts

Six teams of University of Kentucky students, faculty and staff are beginning work on sustainability projects after being selected to receive Sustainability Challenge Grants totaling more than...

Carlie Laughlin

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Turning Plastic Waste into Fuel

Jeffrey Seay, Professor of Chemical Engineering at UK Paducah, has been collaborating with partners in numerous countries, including Ethiopia, Senegal, Uganda and India, to find new ways to convert harmful waste into...

Carlie Laughlin

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Innovation and Sustainability in Kentucky’s Forests

Despite the ecological and economic advantages of using cross laminated timber (CLT) products, the North American building industry has been slow to adopt this emerging architectural component. As cross-laminated timber...

Carlie Laughlin

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Composting Manure on the Smaller Horse Farm Operation

An average sized horse can produce as much as 20,000 lbs. of manure each year! While many farms opt to land-apply manure, smaller horse farms housing less than 6 horses typically have fewer acres, so continuous...

Carlie Laughlin

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UK CAER Creates Sustainable Cements and Concrete

Concrete is everywhere.  Concrete is the most widely used man-made material on earth, second only to water as the most-consumed resource on the planet. Cement manufacturing is also the source of 8% of the world’s carbon...

Kevin Puckett

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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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Earth Day Champions: UK Introduces World’s Largest American White Oak Repository and Genome Mapping Study With Maker’s Mark

This past Earth Day 2021, the University of Kentucky partnered with Maker’s Mark® to establish the world’s largest repository of American white oak! The effort represents the most comprehensive natural range of white...

Carlie Laughlin

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Apply Now! $200,000 Available for UK Sustainability Challenge Grant.

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 the...

Shane Tedder

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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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UK to Host Sustainability Showcase and Student Poster Competition

Water Harvesting: Maximizing Partnership

Upcycling Plastic in the Pearl of Africa

Free Attendance to Global Conference on Sustainability

Sustainability Grant Winners to Focus on Climate Crisis, Recovery, and DEI Efforts

Turning Plastic Waste into Fuel

Innovation and Sustainability in Kentucky’s Forests

Composting Manure on the Smaller Horse Farm Operation

UK CAER Creates Sustainable Cements and Concrete

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

Earth Day Champions: UK Introduces World’s Largest American White Oak Repository and Genome Mapping Study With Maker’s Mark

Apply Now! $200,000 Available for UK Sustainability Challenge Grant.

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