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Kentucky Forest Health Conference returns to Lexington Feb. 17

Jan 13, 2026, 7:10 AM

Foresters, woodland owners and land managers meet to learn what forestry researchers, field specialists are seeing across the state.

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Perry County students join UK water monitoring research team

Jan 9, 2026, 7:18 AM

UK researchers — along with collaborators from across the USA — gathered at Buckhorn School in Perry County last month to work with high school students on a water-testing device developed at UK.

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.

Darin “DJ” McNeil holding a bird

‘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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

UK studies where Kentucky’s hellbenders live and what they need to survive

Oct 31, 2025, 7:35 AM

A UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment study has revealed a correlation between the presence of hellbenders and clean, rocky stream bottoms.

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