News Archive: Extension
UK hosts second annual Engagement Academy, showcasing partnerships and collaboration
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Christopher Carney
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The two-day symposium included presentations, discussions and tours to learn about campus-wide collaborative projects centered around extension efforts and engagement.
'A lasting impact’: UK rural sociologist helps Kentucky’s communities through data
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Bailey Vandiver
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University of Kentucky professor Julie Zimmerman is committed to serving rural communities in Kentucky with more accessible, understandable data through her research, extension and teaching.
University of Kentucky receives grant to explore drone technology for livestock management
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Jordan Strickler
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A new drone project could revolutionize how cattle producers save time, money and improve animal welfare.
UK Extension hosts Morocco group to learn new ideas for improving communities back home
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Christopher Carney
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The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service hosted a group of delegates, researchers and business partners, looking to expand their agricultural efforts in their home country of Morocco.
UK faculty roll out Food, Farming and Community curriculum for Kentucky middle school students, 4-H youth
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Grace Sowards
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Nicole Breazeale and Stacy Vincent, faculty members in the Department of Community and Leadership Development at UK, have launched programming to teach youth across the Commonwealth where their food comes from and how to participate in local food systems.
UK Land-grant Engagement launches second annual call for proposals
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Hayley Pierce
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Grant funds will support innovative projects to improve lives and communities in Kentucky. Proposals accepted until Oct. 10.
UK Extension Summer Internship Program impacts students, local communities across the Commonwealth
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Bailey Vandiver
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Summer interns, including students from the University of Kentucky, gain valuable project-based experience while serving local communities through Cooperative Extension.
Military Teen Adventure Camps unites families and youth for magical, lifetime memories
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Christopher Carney
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The Kentucky Military Teen Adventure Camps (MTAC), part of the Family and Consumer Sciences Extension at the University of Kentucky and a national 4-H program, connects military families and teens for fun, memorable outdoor adventures.
UK Research, Leadership, Industry Scholars pilot program launches to inspire future agriculture leaders in Scott County
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Grace Sowards
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The University of Kentucky hopes to accelerate agricultural workforce development across the Commonwealth with a new program called the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Research, Leadership, Industry (RLI) Scholars.
Bee-ing prepared: How UK education equipped the state's new apiarist
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Bailey Vandiver
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Kentucky state apiarist Amanda Skidmore is a graduate of the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.