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Intern Insights: Ezra Anderson branches out the Urban Forest Initiative’s fundraising with new pop-up shop

Intern Insights is a mini-series that spotlights the interns participating in the Sustainability Internship Program (SIP) and their day-to-day activities and accomplishments. The Office of Sustainability partners with the Student...

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Intern Insights: Hal Siegel promotes circularity with UK’s chemical upcycling program

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Intern Insights: Henry Walke goes behind-the-scenes with utilities and energy management

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Vision: Equip students with the knowledge, leadership skills and experience to face pressing sustainability challenges both during their time at UK and beyond.

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6 students selected as 2025 Sustainability Summer Research Fellows

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 27, 2025) — Six University of Kentucky undergraduates have been selected for the Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship, a program that supports student-led projects that advance...

Carlie Laughlin

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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...

Ella Sides

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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. ...

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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...

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Behind The Scenes Make the pursuit of sustainability an integral part of the student experience

Introducing the 2024-2025 Sustainability Internship Program cohort

The Office of Sustainability partners with the Student Sustainability Council and sustainability-focused offices from across the campus to provide exciting and meaningful undergraduate internship...

Katherine Johnson

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Built environment intern hopes to create cultural spaces through global gardens

Kayla Pane, Sustainability Internship Program Junior Landscape Architecture major and Urban Studies minor, Kayla Payne, Built Environment intern, has started designing Global Gardens- Phase Two. Global Gardens, started...

Katherine Johnson

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Energy intern produces case study on UK’s water conservation efforts

SIP Interns: What are they up to? Sophomore Chemical Engineering major, Jennifer Bukowski, UK Energy intern, has created a case study for the new Stormwater Harvesting Project recently launched this past summer. Working...

Katherine Johnson

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Fabricating play: the Big Blue Bench comes to Cornerstone

The Big Blue Bench (figure 1) is a furniture piece and public art installation that serves as a prototype to demonstrate the reuse of plastic waste as building material (figure 2). The product is one result of a...

Katherine Johnson

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Community Make the pursuit of sustainability an integral part of the student experience Reinforce the University's commitments to our people

UK students serve healthy, balanced meals to community through Meals on Wings

At the University of Kentucky Campus Kitchen, a remarkable initiative — Meals on Wings — is taking flight, bringing nourishment and community spirit to those who need it most. Meals on Wings is not just about food...

Katherine Johnson

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2023-2024 SIP Cohort Introductions

Karen Capellan University of Kentucky Office of Sustainability Communications Intern Senior; Environmental and Sustainability Studies and Economics “Hello! I am excited about showing UK what sustainability can be...

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5 students selected as Sustainability Summer Research Fellows

Five University of Kentucky students have been selected for the Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship program, a high-impact learning experience that contributes to the students’ academic growth as well as...

Chelsea Colley

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Department of Product Design creates conference table for UK Sustainability

The third-year Product Design studio at the University of Kentucky was approached by the Office of Sustainability to create a custom circular conference table. The table was made from six different species of wood from...

Pooya Mohaghegh

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Intern Insights: Ezra Anderson branches out the Urban Forest Initiative’s fundraising with new pop-up shop

Intern Insights: Hal Siegel promotes circularity with UK’s chemical upcycling program

Intern Insights: Henry Walke goes behind-the-scenes with utilities and energy management

Category - Make the pursuit of sustainability an integral part of the student experience

6 students selected as 2025 Sustainability Summer Research Fellows

Product design students build charging station with Campus Woods

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

UK wood kiln firing: A transformative opportunity for students

Introducing the 2024-2025 Sustainability Internship Program cohort

Built environment intern hopes to create cultural spaces through global gardens

Energy intern produces case study on UK’s water conservation efforts

Fabricating play: the Big Blue Bench comes to Cornerstone

UK students serve healthy, balanced meals to community through Meals on Wings

2023-2024 SIP Cohort Introductions

5 students selected as Sustainability Summer Research Fellows

Department of Product Design creates conference table for UK Sustainability

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