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...
Archive - June 2022
RayeCarol Cavender
A Newbies Experience at a Recycling Center
What materials are actually recycled? How exactly does recycling work? There was a time not so long ago when, if I had a piece of plastic that needed to be thrown away, I would toss it in the recycling bin and give...
In Case You Missed It: 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...
Healing, Housing, and Heritage in the Hollers
The AppalachiaCorps provides students with interests and roots in Eastern Kentucky opportunities to learn and serve the region. Summer fun in Appalachia: hiking, climbing, camping, swimming—and holding somebody’s...
Chelsea Colley
Updating Our Sustainability Strategic Plan: Guiding Principle Task Force Operations
In January, the Office of Sustainability kicked off efforts to update the University’s Sustainability Strategic Plan (SSP), documented here in the first installment of SSP updates. Since then, we have conducted focus...
UK Research Project Seeks to Capture CO2 and Produce Hydrogen
The University of Kentucky has received $2.4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to develop a cost-effective system that will capture...
In Case You Missed It: 6 Ways YOU Can Hold Fashion to Sustainable Standards
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...
KGS Seminar Gives Geoscience Perspective on Climate Change in Kentucky
he Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) at the University of Kentucky hosted its first-ever seminar focusing on the intersection between geoscience research and climate change on May 12. The 61st Annual KGS...
In Case You Missed It: Natural State of Mind: Best Outdoor Spaces in Lex
Did you know that spending time outdoors provides benefits beyond physical exercise, inducing meeting psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs? Take some time this summer to reconnect with nature! Not sure where to...
Carlie Laughlin
