News Archive: Community Development
Plasencia part of UK team selected by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to address children's health challenges in Casey County
By
Jenny Wells-Hosley
Published on Oct. 2, 2019
UK Landscape Architecture, CEDIK receive National Endowment for the Arts grant
Published on Sep. 9, 2019
UK Landscape Architecture, CEDIK receive National Endowment for the Arts grant for a project that is designed to enhance the Cooperative Extension Service's capacity to support community investments in the arts and culture..
Design Studio Winchester is visionary town and gown collaboration
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Aug. 23, 2019
Design Studio Winchester, a collaborative effort between the University of Kentucky and Winchester, combines design and community development in one space.
UK extension offers skills to those recovering from addiction
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Aug. 22, 2019
Taylor is one of 10 extension offices partnering with their local addiction recovery centers to help persons in recovery live healthier lifestyles when they leave the facilities.
UK professor wins national educator award
Published on Aug. 9, 2019
Rosalind Harris, an associate professor in the University of Kentucky Department of Community Leadership and Development, has won the 2019 Outstanding Community Development Educator Award.
4-H Teen Conference encourages youth to become diverse leaders
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jun. 18, 2019
The conference helped 4-H members learn how they can become diverse and inclusive leaders.
USDA, UK, Purdue partnering to provide technical assistance to help build long-term rural economic growth
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jun. 6, 2019
The USDA announced the names of rural communities and regions that will receive technical assistance from partners such as UK's Community and Economic Development of Kentucky.
Stephenson named director of UK Cooperative Extension Service
By
Laura Skillman
Published on May. 7, 2019
Stephenson begins her duties on Aug. 1.
Extension Homemakers give homeless a warm, dry place to lay
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jan. 29, 2019
Since the project began, the Extension Homemakers have donated more than 100 mats to numerous agencies that work with local homeless.
Presentation will connect the dots between nature and health
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Jan. 10, 2019
UK's Urban Forest Initiative will host a free, public presentation, Green Heart Louisville: Connecting the Dots Between Nature and Our Health, by Chris Chandler of The Nature Conservancy on the UK campus Wednesday, Jan. 23.