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15th Annual Appalachian Research & Arts Symposium

Call for proposals: UK Appalachian Research Symposium & Arts Showcase

Nov 21, 2025, 7:15 AM

The UK Appalachian Center and the UK Graduate Appalachian Research Community invite students from all majors to submit proposals for the 15th annual Appalachian Research Symposium & Arts Showcase.

UK faculty members Lee Moser, middle, and Kenton Sena, right, interacting with students outside at the 2025 FLASH Field Day

‘It’s a special outdoor classroom’: UK Robinson Forest Field Day demonstrates flash flooding modules for local youth

Nov 20, 2025, 7:38 AM

More than 60 middle school and high school students were invited to learn about the factors influencing flash flooding at Robinson Forest.

‘Birds are the great unifier’: UK study on avian migration and survival takes flight

Nov 13, 2025, 7:41 AM

At the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, researchers and students are identifying factors that drive variation in survival rates among different avian populations.

Interactive plan aims to protect limestone water in horse and bourbon country

Nov 12, 2025, 7:29 AM

An interactive watershed plan uses virtual stream walks and an interactive dashboard to enhance public understanding and engagement with the information.

a helicopter flies low over a deer in a rural field

Preserving Kentucky’s deer: UK, Kentucky Fish & Wildlife study Chronic Wasting Disease

Nov 12, 2025, 7:12 AM

A team from the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources is catching and monitoring deer in order to help understand movement patterns and predict the potential spread of Chronic Wasting Disease.

Conference attendees gathered for a group photo on a staircase

UK hosts researchers, community members for national environmental health sciences meeting

Nov 5, 2025, 7:59 AM

The University of Kentucky hosted the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and its Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC) for the EHSCC annual meeting Oct. 27-30. This was Lexington’s first time hosting that event.The meeting’s theme was “Celebrating Environmental Health Science: Over 60 Years of Science, 25 Years of Community Engagement, and 10 Years of Disaster Response Research.”

The Future of the Responsible Company - Nov. 6

Patagonia’s chief storyteller comes to campus Nov. 6

Nov 4, 2025, 7:20 AM

UK will host Vincent Stanley, Patagonia’s director of philosophy and resident fellow at the Yale Center for Business and Environment, who will offer a behind-the-scenes look at how the outdoor apparel and gear company is operationalizing the philosophy of “going purpose instead of going public.”

Sarah Tomke taking a picture of an Eastern hellbender.

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