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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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Participate in Lexington’s Week Without Driving

The Week Without Driving (as much) is a national initiative that citizens in Lexington are organizing around to inform the Lexington community about the importance of recognizing barriers in our transportation systems, in particular for members of...

Alice Hilton

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University of Kentucky’s Sustainable Office Certification Program

The UK Sustainable Office Certification (SOC) Program is the newest addition to sustainability programming at the University of Kentucky. The program recently launched on August 1st, 2024 and will be certifying its first cohort of offices this fall...

Rachel Skinner

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In Case You Missed It: 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 operations...

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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My Experience with the Sustainability Internship Program

For the last two years, I have worked as an intern with UK Recycling through the Sustainability Internship Program offered through the UK Office of Sustainability, and it has been one of the most rewarding experiences...

Olivia Tussey

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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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Apply Today for the Student Sustainability Internship Program

If you are interested in actively participating in UK’s sustainability efforts, the Sustainability Internship Program is the best place to start! The Sustainability Internship Program offers students a chance to gain...

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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Meet the New Member of the WholeSum Team: Chelsea Colley

My name is Chelsea Colley, and I am a Junior at the University of Kentucky. I am a Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies major with a minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies. When I started at UK, I knew I...

Chelsea Colley

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I Wish I Didn’t Like Plastic

I wish I disliked plastic. Every time I take a walk, whether it be in a city or the countryside, I see plastic littering the land. This isn’t new; as a child, I saw trash of all kinds piled up in the creeks...

Shelby Browning

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Greenthumb’s History of Environmental Activism

UK Greenthumb, an environmental activism student club, was founded at the University of Kentucky in 1995. The now 26 year-old organization has made many differences here on campus through its campaigns, student...

Ava Weyrich

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UK Recycling Encourages Campus to Join a ‘Wave’ of Change

Each year, the University of Kentucky celebrates America Recycles Day on Nov. 15 by encouraging faculty, staff and students to recycle and learn more about recycling on campus. Following last year’s eye...

Joanna Ashford

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

Participate in Lexington’s Week Without Driving

University of Kentucky’s Sustainable Office Certification Program

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In Case You Missed It: Eli Capilouto Speaks About WholeSum

Pollinator Gardens at the University of Kentucky

My Experience with the Sustainability Internship Program

Registration Now Open for CCTS Conference on Climate and Health

Apply Today for the Student Sustainability Internship Program

A Low-Cost Solution to Mismanaged Plastic Waste in the Developing World

UK Students Help Revitalize Historical Community

TreeWeek: Reforest the Bluegrass Program

Meet the New Member of the WholeSum Team: Chelsea Colley

I Wish I Didn’t Like Plastic

Greenthumb’s History of Environmental Activism

UK Recycling Encourages Campus to Join a ‘Wave’ of Change

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