News Archive: Sustainability
UK research explores the effects of climate change on soil microbes
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jan. 21, 2016
What happens underground might have big effects above ground when it comes to climate change.
UK study finds demand for local food is no fad
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Dec. 8, 2015
Researchers behind the Fayette County Local Food Demand Assessment estimate that Lexington businesses spent approximately $14 million on Kentucky food products in 2014.
CAFE receives five sustainability grants
By
Whitney Harder
Published on Dec. 2, 2015
The UK President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee awarded nearly $200,000 in funding to seven sustainability projects.
Bee happy: Eighth graders plant native wildflowers in Cane Run watershed
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Oct. 29, 2015
Habitat restoration, research on tap for Kentucky Botanical Symposium
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Oct. 1, 2015
This year’s Kentucky Botanical Symposium, Oct. 9-10, will celebrate Kentucky's diverse ecological systems with an exploration of habitat restoration efforts and ecosystem research.
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.
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.
Cow comfort is a top priority for new UK dairy facility
By
Aimee Nielson
Published on Sep. 3, 2015
Comfy cows are healthy cows.
Research finds soil microbes across the globe behave similarly to fertilizer additions
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Sep. 2, 2015
The study that span 25 sites and four continents found that soil microbial communities react similarly to the addition of fertilizers.
