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KGS awarded IMLS grant to preserve nearly 200 years of Kentucky geological data

The Kentucky Geological Survey project will safeguard nearly 200 years of geological, geographical and textual data about Kentucky, ensuring its accessibility for future generations.

Showcase to highlight KGS Potter Internship program

The showcase is an opportunity for the Potter interns to present their summer research projects through five-minute lightning talks and academic posters.

Kentucky Geological Survey to host 63rd annual seminar

The Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) at the University of Kentucky will host its 63rd annual seminar on May 15 at the Jacobs Science Building, Room 121, on the UK campus.

KGS geologist accompanies landslide disaster assistance team to Sri Lanka

Geologist Matt Crawford, a landslide researcher at the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) took discoveries from Kentucky landslides to international collaborators in Sri Lanka last month.

Kentucky Geological Survey to hold open house for Earth Science Week

The Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) is hosting its annual open house in celebration of Earth Science Week on Oct. 11 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

KGS receives national funding to preserve Kentucky’s critical mineral collections

The Kentucky Geological Survey will preserve mineral cores from western and south-central Kentucky through Save America’s Treasures, a National Park Service grant program in collaboration with the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Kentucky Geological Survey's annual seminar features USGS director

U.S. Geological Survey Director Dave Applegate will deliver the keynote presentation at the Kentucky Geological Survey's annual seminar on May 25.

Kentucky Geological Survey installs new seismic station in Mammoth Cave

Kentucky Geological Survey seismologist Seth Carpenter says this new station fills an earthquake monitoring gap in south-central Kentucky.

UK-CARES Showcases Research, Community Engagement in 2022 to Foster Environmental Health in Appalachian Kentucky

The University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) honored UK researchers, community leaders and organizations for their work to help Kentuckians in Appalachia.

KGS project measures methane emissions from orphaned oil, gas wells

Kentucky Geological Survey geologist Marty Parris is leading a two-year project to measure methane emissions from orphaned oil and gas wells in Kentucky. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming.

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