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The Human Side of the Environment
By Guy Spriggs
According to Spanish and topical studies major Sammi Meador, it can be hard to use words like environmentalism and sustainability when talking about her personal and academic interests.
“These are hot topics right now,” Meador said, “and a lot of people think these are just wishy-washy terms.”
As she explains, however, sustainability is about far more than buzz words and empty gestures. Environmental studies is also about people.
Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference Tackles Environmental, Social Issues, Economics, and More
Scholars and students from around the globe have congregated in Lexington for the last two years to discuss nature, the environment, social issues, economics, and more at the Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference. The next conference will take place at the University of Kentucky during the end of February 2013.
Mountains of Empowerment
By Guy Spriggs
Suburban Ecology and Invasive Species Research Experience at UK
Through a National Science Foundation program called Research Experiences for Undergraduates, 10 students from colleges across the country spent 10 weeks studying suburban ecology and invasive species at or nearby UK's Ecological Research Facility.
This video appears courtesy of Reveal: University of Kentucky Research Media research.uky.edu/reveal/index.shtml
The Evolution of Teaching Excellence - James Krupa
Biology professor James Krupa recently received his second major accolade from the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) in the past two years.
American Female Professor Came Across the Ocean to “Water” the Desert Plants in Xinjiang
Biology Professor Carol Baskin recently received the Tiashan Award from the Xinjiang government for her contributions to the study of the ecology of desert plant seed.
GIS Workshop Community Partners: Seedleaf- Jon Finnie
Jon Finnie, a student in Matt Wilson's GIS Workshop at the University of Kentucky, discusses the classes community partnership with Seedleaf.
GIS Workshop Community Partners: Seedleaf- Ryan Koch
Ryan Koch, the founder and director of Seedleaf discusses the non-profits partnership with Matt Wilson's Geographic Information Systems Workshop at the University of Kentucky.
'Homegrown Kentucky' Empowers Eastern Ky. Community
Seven UK students created a project redefining community service. The group established a small-scale farm in Owsley County, Ky., revitalizing 10 acres of land owned by the school district, which will yield 100 percent of the produce for the local schools and aims to strengthen the county's economy.