News Archive: Environment
UK denim drive underway
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Oct. 1, 2015
Donate your blue for a good cause. Members of the UK Retailing and Tourism Management Club are collecting used denim to benefit families in need of housing.
Cardinal Hill patients find health in the garden
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Sep. 15, 2015
Therapy and solace can be found in a small, special spot that seems to grow hope no matter what the challenge—The Grow Again Garden.
UK Forestry students, Cooperative Extension integral to 2015 Kentucky Wood Expo
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Sep. 14, 2015
Kentucky Wood Expo returns to Masterson Station Park in Lexington Sept. 18-19, and UK Cooperative Extension will have a big hand in educational and fun activities for the entire family.
UK offers experiential learning to STEM teachers
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Aug. 27, 2015
UK researchers helped Kentucky K-12 teachers brush up on their knowledge of STEM subjects over the summer.
Research explores no-till tobacco production
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Aug. 20, 2015
A partnership between UK and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources promotes no-till tobacco production to growers.
UKAg research hopes to create more environmentally friendly lawns
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Aug. 4, 2015
UKAg researchers studying the potential benefits of white clover in lawns.
Community developers gather from around the world in Lexington
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jul. 28, 2015
CAFE and Lexington played host to community development experts from around the world, who met to discuss the roles of creativity and culture in the creation of strong communities.
New directors named for Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies Program
By
Whitney Harder
Published on Jul. 16, 2015
Forestry Professor Chris Barton will add focus on environmental and natural resource issues as director of UK's Appalachian Center.
Beekeeping interest soaring in Pulaski County
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jul. 15, 2015
There are many reasons that the local beekeeping school maxed out existing space and had a waiting list this past winter.
UK research reveals potential environmental harm of nanomaterials
Published on Jun. 30, 2015
Two research papers published by UK researchers detail potential environmental concerns about nanomaterials.