News Archive: Sustainability
UPDATE: Student design competition for UK stormwater deadline pushed back
Published on Jan. 28, 2020
The UK Cooperative Extension Service and the UK Environmental Health and Safety Division are holding a competition for best logo design submitted by a UK student. The winner will receive a cash prize of $500.
UK CSA registration opens Jan. 24
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jan. 17, 2020
Registration for the 2020 season of the University of Kentucky’s Community Supported Agriculture Project opens Jan. 24. All UK faculty, staff and students are eligible to enroll in the program.
UK to host Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jan. 13, 2020
Inaugural James B. Beam Institute Industry Conference coming in February

By
Aimee Nielson
Published on Dec. 17, 2019
The conference will address key topics those in the industry deal with on a regular basis.
UK celebrates 50 years of continuous no-till research plots
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Dec. 10, 2019
The site is one of only a handful in the nation dedicated to long-term no-till research.
Cash in on a design competition
Published on Nov. 11, 2019
Students have the chance to win up to $500 in a student logo design competition which runs through Jan. 26.
UK Student Center coffee tables preserve heritage of site
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Oct. 21, 2019
Manufactured by the UK Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, the tables are an example of Appalachian artistry and craftsmanship.
UK researchers studying better ways to detect worms in apples
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Sep. 25, 2019
UK researchers hope to develop a way to rapidly scan apples for codling moths.
Vincelli receives prestigious Jefferson Science Fellowship
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Sep. 6, 2019
Vincelli will advise the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Local Sustainability on scientific matters.
UK turns food waste into useable material
By
Meg Mills
Published on Jun. 28, 2019
The college is able to leverage existing facilities and equipment and its composting expertise to divert valuable, nutrient rich food waste from the landfill and return it to the land as a soil amendment.