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...
Archive - October 2024
Katherine Johnson
Guest Blog: Blue Collar Families Are Kentucky’s Green Energy Future!
This article was submitted by Julia Finch, Director of the Sierra Club, Kentucky chapter. Recently, my Sierra Club Kentucky Chapter colleagues and I realized that our families had all been shaped by energy and industry...
Julia Finch
Sustainability Showcase Awards
The annual Sustainability Showcase was presented by the Office of Sustainability, The President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee, the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment, and the...
Sustainability Interns: Where is Shaun Lavin Now?
Shaun Lavin – UK Recycling Intern 2022-2023 Sustainability has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember, and it continued to grow after I attended a sustainability event my first week on campus at UK...
Sustainability Interns: Where is Olivia Tussey Now?
Olivia Tussey – UK Recycling Intern 2020-2021 My journey in the world of sustainability has been a winding one – when I first accepted my spot as an incoming freshman at UK for the fall 2019 semester, I...
Olivia Tussey
Expanding the canopy: UK invites communities to celebrate Tree Week 2024
Tree Week, hosted by the Urban Forest Initiative (UFI), returns this year with an expanded reach across the state. This year’s events will occur throughout October, engaging communities across Kentucky to celebrate...
Introducing Hanging Mini Landfill Containers
UK Recycling is committed to becoming a zero-waste campus by 2030, meaning that 90% of all discarded waste will be diverted from the landfill by recycling, composting, donating, or other means. To reduce the amount of...
Meet UK Sustainability’s New Program Coordinator: Carlie Laughlin
Carlie Laughlin is UK’s new Sustainability Program Coordinator. Carlie pursued her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees here at UK in Environmental and Sustainability Studies and worked as a sustainability...
Introducing UK Recycling’s Waste Wizard
UK Recycling is excited to announce a new addition to our website, the Waste Wizard! With this new tool, learning about what is recyclable at UK is quicker and easier than ever before. The Waste Wizard functions as a...
Less is more in UK Theatre and Dance ‘Season of Sustainability’
When audience members settle into their seats for a theatrical performance, they are focused on the action on the stage, whether it’s unfolding drama, the fluidity of dance or the whimsy of musical theater. They rarely...
