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CAER, State Energy & Environment Cabinet launch sustainable aviation fuel study

The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) are launching a survey as part of a collaborative Biomass Feedstock for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)...

Katherine Johnson

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Fluidity Within Rigidity

My name is MaKayla Koon and I am a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky where I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Architecture with a minor in Spanish. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from UK in December of 2023, I began working full time at...

MaKayla Koon

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UK Beam Institute to demonstrate hydrogen-fueled spirit production

The University of Kentucky James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits (JBBI) and UK Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) have partnered with the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) and the State Energy...

Katherine Johnson

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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 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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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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CAER, State Energy & Environment Cabinet launch sustainable aviation fuel study

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UK Beam Institute to demonstrate hydrogen-fueled spirit production

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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

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

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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

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