The UK Office of Sustainability, Office of Undergraduate Research, Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment, and the Student Sustainability Council are excited to announce the return of the annual...
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Chelsea Colley
Deadline Extended for UK Sustainability Challenge Grants
Applications for the University of Kentucky Sustainability Challenge Grant Program are being accepted now through May 18, 2022. The Sustainability Challenge Grant Program is designed to engage multidisciplinary teams...
$200,000 Available for UK Sustainability Challenge Grants – Applications Now Open
The Sustainability Challenge Grant Program is designed to engage multidisciplinary teams from the university community to foster scholarly, creative and research projects that promote sustainability and advance field(s)...
Re-Visioning Huntertown: From African American Freetown to Interpretive Public Place
Authored by Jayoung Koo, Daniel Vivian, Ryan Hargrove, Christopher Sass, Chad Eby, Sioux Finney, Lori Garkovich, Faye T. Kuosman, and T. Adam Probst. Landscapes dedicated to significant persons of color and historical...
Jayoung Koo
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...
Meet the Team Turning Plastic Waste into Fuel Oil
UK Recycling hosted their first Waste Reduction Week in April 2021 as an initiative meant to provide students with opportunities to learn more about how they can reduce their waste sent to landfill. As part of Waste...
Carlie Laughlin
Upcycling Plastic in the Pearl of Africa
Engineers for Sustainable Energy Solutions (ESES) is a non-profit organization based in Kentucky founded by Jeffrey Seay, Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky College of...
Innovation and Sustainability in Kentucky’s Forests
Despite the ecological and economic advantages of using cross laminated timber (CLT) products, the North American building industry has been slow to adopt this emerging architectural component. As cross-laminated timber...
Composting Manure on the Smaller Horse Farm Operation
An average sized horse can produce as much as 20,000 lbs. of manure each year! While many farms opt to land-apply manure, smaller horse farms housing less than 6 horses typically have fewer acres, so continuous...
Apply Now! $200,000 Available for UK Sustainability Challenge Grant.
The Sustainability Challenge Grant Program is designed to engage multidisciplinary teams from the University community to foster scholarly, creative, and research projects that promote sustainability and advance the...
Shane Tedder
