News Archive: Students
From connections to conservation, student interested in wildlife career finds everything she needs at the University of Kentucky
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Bailey Vandiver
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Callie Black’s undergraduate research is preparing her for a career in wildlife conservation.
University of Kentucky student finds new skills, success in event research
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Bailey Vandiver
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Maria Paula Barrantes Castillo, a hospitality management and tourism student, received recognition for her research about UK’s James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits.
UK forestry students assist in reforesting former mine site in Hazard
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Grace Sowards
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University of Kentucky forestry students are working with Martin-Gatton CAFE stakeholders and members of the community to help reforest the Commonwealth.
UK student leader connects peers with agriculture industry through Agriculture Future of America
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Zoey Ortega
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University of Kentucky sophomore Miranda Donnelly is UK’s college ambassador for Agriculture Future of America, which helps students find their home within agriculture.
‘Resiliently Rooted: From Roots to Canopy’ brings urban forestry and art together
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Jordan Strickler
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The Resiliently Rooted: From Roots to Canopy project began as an independent student internship assignment. Now, it’s a public art showcase and competition that brought over 600 visitors to the Bolivar Art Gallery at the University of Kentucky.
‘Drawing on the community’s needs’: UK landscape architecture students help transform neighborhood in Paris, Kentucky
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Christopher Carney
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University of Kentucky sophomore students in the landscape architecture program developed design plans to help revitalize a local community in Central Kentucky. These students, now seniors, return to the site to see their ideas take flight.
‘Room to grow’: How a University of Kentucky student found and created opportunities to thrive
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Bailey Vandiver
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Jaida Alee, the 2024 Lyman T. Johnson Torch Bearer Award recipient, graduates from the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment in May 2025, with hopes of joining the equine industry.
UK Cooperative Extension Service helps begin forestry field course for high school students
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Jordan Strickler
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Participants of the ForestryWorks Field Course will learn everything from helping to protect plant and animal habitats to exploring new forestry careers.
Finding community and camaraderie: Martin-Gatton CAFE student founded the UK Ranch Horse Team
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Zoey Ortega
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Sam Grinnell-Spiller, a student in the Martin Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, started the UK Ranch Horse Team as part of her equine science and management internship.
'Big Blue Fashion': UK agriculture students to showcase yearlong planning efforts at Color Me Kentucky fashion show
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Grace Sowards
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Merchandising, apparel and textiles students are hosting the annual fashion show to highlight how the University of Kentucky is at the center of Kentucky fashion.
