News Archive: Events
UK students sought as STEM leaders for Expanding Your Horizons conference
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Nov. 27, 2018
Expanding Your Horizons is a one-day conference for middle school girls, the purpose of which is to expose them to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
WWI Christmas truce is subject of next Kentucky Proud Evening
Published on Nov. 26, 2018
The December installment of the Kentucky Proud Evenings series, Thursday, Dec. 6, presents Terri Blom Crocker, author of “The Christmas Truce: Myth, Memory, and the First World War.”
Forum to discuss importance of tree inventories in urban areas
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Nov. 19, 2018
Urban forestry professionals and University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment students will gather for a panel discussion and community forum, Seeing the Forest Through the Trees, Wednesday, Nov. 28.
Tree Farmer of the Year shows off well-managed woodlands
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Nov. 16, 2018
Clifton Taylor wrote his first management plan in 1972 and entered the tree farm system in 1974. Not many people nationwide can say they’ve been in the tree farm system for as long as the Taylors.
Travel show featuring UK students, professor to air on KET
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Nov. 13, 2018
“Transformative Travels: Exploring Kentucky,” will air in six episodes during December and January on the KET network.
A horse theft cold case is focus of November’s Kentucky Proud Evening
Published on Nov. 9, 2018
The November installment of the Kentucky Proud Evenings series, Wednesday, Nov. 14, includes a discussion of the book, “Taking Shergar: Thoroughbred Racing’s Most Famous Cold Case.”
Alley to deliver UK S.H. Phillips No-till Lecture
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Nov. 8, 2018
Alley, a professor emeritus at Virginia Tech, has made signficant contributions to no-till research.
Fragipan Field Day shows research breakthrough to farmers
By
Katie Pratt
Published on Oct. 10, 2018
Farmers got an upclose look at a UK research breakthrough that should increase their yields.
UK Water Week 2018 focuses on community engagement
By
Carol Lea Spence
Published on Oct. 3, 2018
UK’s Water Week 2018, Oct. 15–19, will focus on humanitarian efforts and community engagement in the struggle to provide all people with access to clean water.
Two events to focus on tree initiatives as a means for community engagement
Published on Sep. 27, 2018
Rupert Bentley Walls will address his experiences working in London and across the United Kingdom at a public seminar, Neighborhood Engagement in Planting and Nurturing Urban Trees, Oct. 10.