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Learning beyond the classroom: UK students turn sustainability lessons into action

The spirit of sustainability was alive and well on campus as part of the University of Kentucky community rolled up their sleeves to plant trees and contribute to a greener future. For the second year in a row, students from Lewis Honors College...

Jennifer Allen

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Intern Insights: Wear it forward at UK’s seventh annual Thrift Shop

UK Recycling hosted its seventh annual Thrift Shop Pop-Up on Friday, April 4th. The event initially began in 2018 as the independent project of Olivia Tussey and Bethany Schagane, UK Recycling interns who were part of the Sustainability Internship...

Olivia Smith

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UK faculty roll out local food systems curriculum to inspire Kentucky youth

A collaborative project between the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE), Black Soil KY and Need More Acres Farm has resulted in an agriculture and food systems curriculum for young...

Katherine Johnson

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Student-run program helps provide medical equipment to Eastern Kentuckians impacted by flooding

As Eastern Kentuckians continue cleaning up from the catastrophic flooding that devastated their region in late July, the list of needs continues to grow. Donation efforts in the initial days of cleanup centered...

Chelsea Colley

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Ask the Expert: Fast Fashion and Accountability

During Waste Reduction Week, UK Recycling interns organized a documentary screening on fast fashion – True Cost. It’s free on YouTube, so go watch it! Sometimes documentaries can seem overwhelming and leave...

Rachael Courtney

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Coach Cal on the McClendon Foundation, Coming Together

John Calipari, Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of Kentucky, comments on the McLendon Minority Leadership Initiative, a program designed to provide minorities a jump-start to their careers...

Kevin Puckett

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5 Ways YOU Can Join the Slow Fashion Movement

Dr. RayeCarol Cavender is a Fashion Marketing professor whose research and classes focus on sustainable fashion. Dr. Cavender is a member of the International Textile and Apparel Association, the American Collegiate...

RayeCarol Cavender

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Our commitment to climate action

As the commonwealth’s flagship university, the University of Kentucky is rising to the challenge of climate change by significantly reducing our emissions that worsen the effects of climate change. Our changing climate...

Lauren Cagle

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6 ways YOU can hold fashion to sustainable standards

RayeCarol Cavender

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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...

Tiana The

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Pollinator Gardens at the University of Kentucky

In the Fall of 2020, I was hired to serve as the Built Environment Intern through the Sustainability Internship Program, facilitated by the Office of Sustainability. Through this internship, undergraduate students...

Quincy Ipsaro

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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 students help revitalize historical community

University of Kentucky landscape architecture students are using their design expertise to revitalize a historic property in Woodford County. Huntertown is an African American hamlet which once stood on 50-acres outside...

Chelsea Colley

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TreeWeek: Reforest the Bluegrass Program

On Thursday, October 14, a team of UK and community volunteers met at Masterson Station Park to remove invasive species from a patch of forest. This forested site is not your typical forest, though—nested within the...

Kenton Sena

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Learning beyond the classroom: UK students turn sustainability lessons into action

Intern Insights: Wear it forward at UK’s seventh annual Thrift Shop

UK faculty roll out local food systems curriculum to inspire Kentucky youth

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Student-run program helps provide medical equipment to Eastern Kentuckians impacted by flooding

Ask the Expert: Fast Fashion and Accountability

Coach Cal on the McClendon Foundation, Coming Together

5 Ways YOU Can Join the Slow Fashion Movement

Our commitment to climate action

6 ways YOU can hold fashion to sustainable standards

Eli Capilouto Speaks About WholeSum

Pollinator Gardens at the University of Kentucky

Registration Now Open for CCTS Conference on Climate and Health

A low-cost solution to mismanaged plastic waste in the developing world

UK students help revitalize historical community

TreeWeek: Reforest the Bluegrass Program

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