As a recent graduate of the Environmental and Sustainability Studies program at the University of Kentucky – and a proud alum of the Sustainability Internship Program – I had the pleasure to serve as the UK Healthcare Sustainability...
Georgia McNamara
Katherine Johnson
Category - Reinforce the University’s commitments to our people
Vision: Foster a thriving campus community by prioritizing accessibility, wellbeing and engagement with UK’s various cultural and physical landscapes.
The not-so-secret garden
Audrey Wathen scampers between the yarn-covered “wishing tree” and the spot where giddy toddlers gleefully make billowing bubbles in large orange vats. She’s trailed closely by her younger sister, Eleanor, and her best...
Chelsea ColleyNo Sustainability Without People – Justice, Equity, and Diversity as Foundational for the Future
Part 2 (read Part 1 here) of our conversation with UK HealthCare’s Chief Diversity Officer Tukea Talbert about how and why Sustainability at UK must be built from a foundation of Justice and Equity...
Staff senate, shared governance, and sustainability
At first glance, the phrase “Staff Senate, Shared Governance, and Sustainability” might seem out of place. Taking them at face value, “Staff Senate” is a governing body on campus representing staff, “Shared Governance”...
David Melanson
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
UK Reflects on Meaning of Juneteenth Ahead of 1st Academic Holiday
In January 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, declaring more than three million slaves living in the Confederate states to be free, unbeknownst to many of those enslaved. It was not until Union soldiers...
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...
Social Justice as the Foundation for our Sustainability Efforts
Sustainability has long been described using the metaphor of a three legged stool – or a triple bottom line – where environmental stewardship and social equity/justice are balanced equals to economic...
Shane Tedder
UK Project Tackles Student Mental Health and Sustainable Landscapes
The mental health of college students is a growing concern, and for good reason: college can be a stressful time for most students. Around 40 percent of college students that utilize campus counseling centers present...
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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...
Sustainable Development Kentucky: Partnerships for the Goals
The Urban Forest Initiative (UFI) working group “exists to provide a dynamic framework for opportunities to partner across organizational and community boundaries that will serve to enhance urban forests in our region.”...
Hannah Phillips
Sustainable Development Kentucky: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Each year, Landscape Architecture students led by professor Carolina Segura-Bell conduct a week long project to redesign a space in Lexington. In 2019, students partnered with civil engineering students to propose new...
