Office for Environmental Programs Outreach Services

Welcome to where the college comes for environmental programs outreach services. 

Favorite Links

College of Agriculture:
    The Climate Change Working Group
    The Invasive Species Working Group
   Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
   

Current Programs & Events

Construction Begins on Rain Garden

Soon, the grassy area around C.E. Barnhart, the Good Barn, and the Gluck Equire Research Center will be a place for research into Drainage and Water Quality Issues. With grants for the UK Student Sustainability Council and LFUCG Stormwater Quality Projects Incentive Grant Program, Drs. Carmen Agouridis (BAE) and Brian Lee (Landscape Architecture) have designed the rain garden for research and to help improve water quality on campus and throughout Fayette County.

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Goodwill offers FREE recycling of computer and electronic equipment at any Goodwill in the United States. To find a Goodwill location near you, click here...

Research Spotlight: John Obrycki

John Obrycki is the Chair for the University of Kentucky Department of Entomology, and was recently named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The AAAS is the world's largest general scientific organization and is dedicated to advance science in order to benefit all people. Obrycki was nominated for his work with ecological effects of transgenic crops on biological predators and his studies on predatory insects and their roles in biological control.

Obrycki was nominated as fellow by Dr. Joy Bergelson, Chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago. Obrycki is the 18th fellow from Kentucky, and the third UK Entomologist. The award will be presented in February at the AAAS's annual meeting.  Click here for the full article...