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Attendees eat and converse during the 2025 Annual John P. Wyatt, MD Environment and Health Symposium on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Sydney Novack | Staff

Environment and Health Symposium event calls for environmental activism

Ariana Contreras, Reporter April 29, 2025

The University of Kentucky’s Center for the Environment hosted the annual 2025  Environment and Health Symposium, an event featuring student exhibitors and a panel of professionals discussing environmental...

Volunteers work to prepare trees to be planted on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at Bryan Station High School in Lexington, Kentucky. The tree planting event was a part of Lexington's fourth annual Tree Week. Photo by Martha McHaney | Staff

‘We’re making an impact on the earth.’ Students give back through Plant for the Planet

Melanie Schouppe, Reporter April 4, 2025

The University of Kentucky’s Lewis Honors College hosted Plant for the Planet, an event that gave students the chance to participate in making an impact on the campus environment. Students were able...

A Quest for Trash

Katherine Duckworth, Reporter May 22, 2023

While walking through the pine forest of Jacobson Park in November 2022, Cliff Jaggie, Liz Otto, and their 12-year-old beagle, Scrappy, noticed something concerning lurking among the trees . No matter...

Students visit the Tina Braids booth at the Natural Hair Care Expo on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Healthy hair, healthy mind

Nia Chancellor, Reporter February 20, 2023

The University of Kentucky Collegiate Curls and Student Activities Board (SAB) give students with textured hair the care and attention they need. The phrase “Feeling good in your skin” was brought...

Confronting your humanity: An environmental perspective

Confronting your humanity: An environmental perspective

Jemi Chew, Reporter December 6, 2022

There is something surreal about watching your teacher pound an infiltrometer into the ground with a sledgehammer (rather comically) in sub zero degree weather while the average, non-crazy person walks...

Family photo, Johnson County, circa 1950s. Hannah West's "Mawmaw" is pictured in the center.

Mountain Plea

Hannah West March 4, 2020

Recently I was driving through Eastern Kentucky, a drive I make often to visit family. For years I have driven or ridden through the gentle mountains and stared out the window of the car. I have seen the...

Laser-cut trees reading "Save the Trees" were handed to participants during the Tree Funeral near the Kirwan-Blanding complex on UK's campus on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020.

‘There’s no way this is OK:’ UK students mourn loss of over 200 trees on-campus

Emily Laytham February 21, 2020

Dozens of students gathered below the Kirwan-Blanding Towers on Friday afternoon to mourn the clear cutting of over 200 trees on UK’s south campus.Of 242 trees that dotted the grounds surrounding the...

Members of the Divest UK campaign, who are also in United Students Against Sweatshops, pose after a successful tabling event for UK’s Facing Change Week. (Pictured Left to Right: Seth Gadbois, Cindy Garcia, Cameron Baller, Alex Wood, Lidya Yatin, and Noland Aull)

Stop investing in fossil fuels: New student campaign calls for responsible investment at UK

The Divest UK student campaign April 13, 2018

Unless we act soon, climate change will jeopardize the future of human society and our planet. Not only will it impact global ecosystems, it will also affect agriculture around the world, and right here...

Spring break trips shown to harm beach environments

Madison Rexroat March 27, 2017

Y'all better not be selfish and trash the beaches this spring break.. pic.twitter.com/Tax9GVhFug— Dale Delrosario (@DaleVDelrosario) March 11, 2017Nearly 40 percent of college students go on trips during...

Protestors display signs at Kentucky Stands with Standing Rock in Lexington, Ky., on Friday, January 27, 2017. Hundreds of protestors gathered in front of the Fayette County Circuit Court to protest in solidarity with Native American tribes affected by construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Photo by Joshua Qualls | Staff

Standing by Standing Rock

Kaitlyn Skovran January 29, 2017

A few hundred people showed up to the Fayette County Court House to hear speakers spread the word about the importance of standing in solidarity with those in the Dakotas Friday evening.The event was created...

Stop ignoring climate change

Editorial Board December 8, 2016

It has become a trend in the mainstream media to avoid one of the most pressing issues, not only to this country, but to the world. Again and again, climate change is glossed over, from every major news...

Patagonia

Patagonia to donate all Black Friday sales profits

Madison Rexroat November 24, 2016

The clothing company, Patagonia, announced Monday that it will donate 100% of its Black Friday profits to grassroots environmental groups.The proceeds are expected to go beyond $2 million, including sales...

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