Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

‘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.

drone flying above a crop field, spraying plants below

Using drones to protect Kentucky corn: UK researchers lead precision agriculture study

Nov 7, 2025, 7:28 AM

The UK Research and Education Center aims to optimize drone-based spray systems to improve access to effective management of foliar diseases in Kentucky cornfields.

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.

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.

UK’s SWAP series highlights research shaping Appalachia’s future

Oct 29, 2025, 7:24 AM

This year’s Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress series will once again highlight the research and creative scholarship of students and faculty, featuring presentations running from Fall 2025 through Spring ’26.

Ten students selected as 5-Minute Fast Track finalists

Oct 29, 2025, 6:54 AM

The UK Office of Undergraduate Research announces the 8th annual 5-Minute Fast Track student research competition finalists.

UK researcher earns national Emerging Investigator Grant to study PCOS

Oct 23, 2025, 7:44 AM

Katherine Halloran, an assistant professor in the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences, has received a $10,000 Emerging Investigator Grant from the Society for the Study of Reproduction.

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