News Archive: Environment
UK study examines climate change effects on tall fescue, endophyte
By
Katie Pratt
Published on May. 9, 2016
In the study, tall fescue and endophyte responses to warmer and wetter conditions varied based on the genetics of each.
USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture director to visit campus May 6
Published on May. 2, 2016
Ramaswamy will give a seminar titled, "Perfect Storm to Nutritional Security," Friday morning in the college's Cameron Williams Hall in the Plant Sciences Building.
The Arboretum to celebrate Arbor Day April 30
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Apr. 14, 2016
The culminating event of The Arboretum’s month-long celebration, Party for the Planet, will kick off at 10 a.m. in the Pennyrile region of the Walk Across Kentucky.
Salamander populations affected by valley fill
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Apr. 14, 2016
UK Forestry's Steven Price studied 23 Eastern Kentucky headwater streams and found that mountaintop removal mining & subsequent valley fill take a toll on salamander numbers.
Registration open for tri-state Woodlands and Wildlife Workshop
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Feb. 15, 2016
The annual event provides forestry- and wildlife-related educational opportunities to help woodland owners get the most from their properties.
UK research explores the effects of climate change on soil microbes
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Jan. 21, 2016
What happens underground might have big effects above ground when it comes to climate change.
CAFE receives five sustainability grants
By
Whitney Harder
Published on Dec. 2, 2015
The UK President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee awarded nearly $200,000 in funding to seven sustainability projects.
UK to host Wilderness First Responder Training Course at Raven Run
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Nov. 6, 2015
A comprehensive wilderness medicine curriculum focuses on extended care and wilderness therapies. Participants will learn to make tough medical decisions in remote places.
Bee happy: Eighth graders plant native wildflowers in Cane Run watershed
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Oct. 29, 2015
