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an art display created with recycled materials and a sign reading "45.8% of material in the recycling bins was unrecyclable"

Recycling redefined: Interiors student research turns waste into art and opportunity

Nov 24, 2025, 7:33 AM

Junior Jackie Skeeters and School of Interiors faculty are looking at ways to make the end-of-the-semester studio cleanup process more environmentally sustainable by building awareness around the college and university’s recycling efforts. 

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.”

Front row, from left, Katie Neglia, Katelyn Straw and Nikhil Kumar. Back row, from left, Seth Thompson, Rosbelly Rios and Odianosen Ewah.

OUR, UK Sustainability announce winners of research poster competition

Oct 30, 2025, 8:11 AM

As part of the annual UK Sustainability Showcase, graduate and undergraduate students in all majors were invited to submit their research related to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a poster.

Seth Thompson presenting a poster at the 2025 Sustainability Showcase

2025 Sustainability Showcase celebrates campus changemakers

Oct 22, 2025, 7:54 AM

The annual Sustainability Showcase was a celebration of the incredible sustainability work happening across the University of Kentucky campus from research and student initiatives to operations and community engagement.

The UK wildcat mascot at a career fair with attendees

UK to host 1st environmental career fair connecting students and employment

Oct 21, 2025, 7:34 AM

UK will host the inaugural Careers in the Environment (CITE) Career Fair from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the Healthy Kentucky Research Building.

Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez working in a lab

CAER, state Energy and Environment Cabinet complete sustainable aviation fuel study

Oct 10, 2025, 7:46 AM

The UK Center for Applied Energy Research and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet have completed a risk assessment of representative fats, oils and grease feedstocks that can be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel in Kentucky.

Gaines Center Commonwealth House

Applications now open: Mary C. Bingham Seminar to take place Spring 2026

Oct 10, 2025, 7:17 AM

This spring, the Gaines Center for the Humanities will host the 2026 Mary C. Bingham Seminar — HMN 300: Sustainable Futures Design Lab — an extraordinary opportunity for students to combine academic inquiry with hands-on, real-world engagement.

Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez presenting an experiment to others in a lab

Research Advancing Kentucky: Santillan-Jimenez focuses on future fuels

Sep 25, 2025, 7:14 AM

Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez focuses on turning unwanted cheap or waste oils from algae, plants or used cooking grease into less-polluting fuels that can directly replace gasoline, diesel or jet fuel.

SFDL

Rapid Response Grants support community-focused projects

Sep 18, 2025, 7:43 AM

The Sustainable Futures Design Lab, part of UK Innovate’s TRUST Hub, awarded Rapid Response grants to four projects.

Tiffany Messer in a greenhouse

Research Advancing Kentucky: Messer’s dedication to clean water

Sep 18, 2025, 6:01 AM

With significant support from the U.S. NSF, Tiffany Messer is safeguarding Kentucky’s rivers and streams that feed the drinking water supply.

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