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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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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...

Carlie Laughlin

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Ask the Expert: Food Waste and Fighting Hunger

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

Samantha Udarbe

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Ask the Expert: Fast fashion and labor rights

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...

Lauren Cagle

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Ask the Expert: Food Waste

Robert Eversole

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5 Climate-Related Startups to Support – If You are Serious About Sustainability!

If you’re looking to step up your sustainability game beyond your day to day behaviors, I recommend looking into supporting a “climate tech” or “clean tech” start-up company. I have provided a summary description of a...

Austin Hinkel

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The Campus Kitchen at the University of Kentucky

A student-powered hunger relief effort in the Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition at the University of Kentucky (UK), the Campus Kitchen at UK (CKUK) is more than just an organization – it’s a family. Our...

Kendra OoNorasak

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Waste Reduction Week empowers students to make a difference

Just a few weeks ago, from April 12-16th, UK Recycling put on their first annual Waste Reduction Week. This week of events, created by UK Sustainability Interns Bethany Schagene (class of ‘21) and Olivia Tussey (class...

Olivia Tussey

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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

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Sustainable Development Kentucky: Gender Equality

Gender equality has come a long way, but more work is still needed to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Dr. Betsy Beymer-Farris, director of the Environment and Sustainability Studies...

Hannah Phillips

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Sustainability Development Goals Video Series

Sustainability provides opportunities to develop and foster peace, prosperity for people and the planet. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognize that sustainability is more complex than just...

Hannah Phillips

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How One UK Student Started Food Waste Collection in a Residence Hall

Sometimes environmental issues seem too big for one person to make a difference. Food waste can be one of those topics. Thankfully, Caleb Gooden, a Sophomore at UK, decided to try and do something about food waste...

Joanna Ashford

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What can YOU do?

Improving the environment is a daunting task, but by each of us making small changes, we can make a big difference. The UK Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment interviewed several faculty...

Hannah Phillips

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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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UK Reflects on Meaning of Juneteenth Ahead of 1st Academic Holiday

Ask the Expert: Food Waste and Fighting Hunger

Ask the Expert: Fast fashion and labor rights

Ask the Expert: Food Waste

5 Climate-Related Startups to Support – If You are Serious About Sustainability!

The Campus Kitchen at the University of Kentucky

Waste Reduction Week empowers students to make a difference

Sustainable Development Kentucky: Gender Equality

Sustainability Development Goals Video Series

How One UK Student Started Food Waste Collection in a Residence Hall

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