News Archive: Community Development
UK’s Rosalind Harris inducted into the George Washington Carver Hall of Fame
Published on Feb. 7, 2020
The award recognizes an individual whose work mirrors the philosophy of George Washington Carver: "It has always been the one great idea... to be the greatest good to the greatest number of people."
Hunter, Elswick featured on UK at the Half
Published on Jan. 27, 2020
They were featured in the segment that ran during the UK men's basketball game against Texas Tech Saturday, Jan. 25.
Collaboration between UK colleges results in fine arts specialist
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jan. 13, 2020
A unique collaboration between the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and College of Fine Arts has resulted in the hiring of one of the few Cooperative Extension arts specialist in the country.
UK home to new national center studying economic impacts of rural health care
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Dec. 2, 2019
he newly formed Center for Economic Analysis for Rural Health has found a home in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
CEDIK part of UK's new Economic Development Collaborative
By
Jenny Wells-Hosley
Published on Nov. 27, 2019
The new UK Economic Development Collaborative provides a strategy for how UK will address economic development in the areas of talent, innovation, place and partnership.
UK, KSU partner to help Kentucky’s at-risk youth
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Nov. 21, 2019
This program is building upon successful programs led by both land-grant universities.
UK working to lower obesity rates in Kentucky county
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Nov. 19, 2019
The project is part of a five year, $2.5 million grant UK Family and Consumer Sciences Extension received from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
Grant will help UK extension expand opioid prevention and recovery efforts
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Nov. 7, 2019
The grant will allow the Cooperative Extension Service to expand its opioid prevention and recovery educational efforts in south central and Western Kentucky.
UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment opens 2020 freshmen scholarship application
By
Seth Riker
Published on Oct. 7, 2019
Scholarship applications are due by Dec. 1.
UK student takes home ‘first-place overall’ in 2019 World Dairy Expo Intercollegiate Dairy Judging Contest
By
Aimee Nielson
Published on Oct. 7, 2019
UK student Madison Dyment also placed first in oral reasons and two breed categories.