News Archive: Events
UK celebrates Ag Awareness Day
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Apr. 8, 2019
The event will be April 10 behind UK's Memorial Hall.
The Arboretum’s Party for the Planet is ‘rooted’ in Earth Month
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Apr. 2, 2019
Party for the Planet, The Arboretum’s annual rite of spring, will be “Spreading Roots” during a month of events that offers special workshops and activities focused on environmental topics for adults and children.
Florence Williams, author of ‘The Nature Fix,’ to speak at UK
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Mar. 20, 2019
Florence Williams learned through extensive research that being in nature can not only improve mood and health, but it can also positively alter humans on a biological level.
Kentucky Proud Evening looks at the ‘Baron of the Bluegrass’
Published on Mar. 11, 2019
The series continues on Monday, March 25, with historian James Duane Bolin, author of “Adolph Rupp and the Rise of Kentucky Basketball.”
Extension hay auctions help producers find much needed hay
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Feb. 27, 2019
The annual auctions saw an increase in attendance and jump in hay prices due to the state's hay shortage.
UK to host Novel Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Feb. 25, 2019
The workshop will take place March 20 at Central Presbyterian Church in Princeton.
Registration for UK’s Expanding Your Horizons Conference open
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Feb. 22, 2019
The University of Kentucky is hosting the third annual Expanding Your Horizons Conference for middle school girls and their parents April 20.
Annual book drive promotes literacy
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Feb. 15, 2019
Alpha Epsilon's book drive runs from Feb. 15 through March 30.
Inaugural Horse Industry Safety Summit promotes education among equestrians
Published on Feb. 15, 2019
UK Ag Equine Programs, Saddle Up Safely and other partnering organizations will host an inaugural Horse Industry Safety Summit on Tuesday, April 23.
Kentucky Proud Evening spotlights ‘The Cherokee and the Newsman’
Published on Feb. 12, 2019
The free monthly series, hosted by Fayette County Cooperative Extension Service, celebrates Kentucky’s rich literary culture with author discussions and samples from Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud recipes.