UK Center for the Environment

April's #EHS Seminar hosted FRESH Cohort, Dr. Sara Lupolt @JohnsHopkinsSPH, sharing her vital work on cumulative risk in fence-line communities, and the power of mobile air monitoring + community research to protect public health. Excited for these "fresh" collaborations to grow!

@UKYEnvironment Last Call for Abstracts! Deadline midnight tonight. Trainees & students across KY invited to share your EHS research in 3 mins at the 2026 Wyatt Symposium Lightning Talks! Cash prizes. Travel awards (non-UK). Lunch. Networking. Free! Held Earth Day, April 22.

Calling all KY students! Showcase your EHS research in just 3 mins at the 2026 Wyatt Symposium Student Lightning Talks! Cash prizes. Travel awards (non-UK students). Lunch. Networking. Free! Held Earth Day, April 22. Submit abstracts by April 1! Details: research.uky.edu/environment/jo…

Introducing Keynote Speakers for the 2026 Wyatt Symposium-Drs C Arden Pope & Douglas Dockery, authors of Particles of Truth: A Story of Discovery, Controversy & the Fight for Healthy Air. Keynote & book signing begins at 12pm-in person & virtual. Register: research.uky.edu/environment/jo…

Registration OPEN! 2026 John P Wyatt, MD Environment & Health Symposium “Air Pollution & Health Science: A Double-Edged Sword” Earth Day, April 22, UK Gatton Student Center. Hybrid event offering both in-person and virtual attendance options. Register at research.uky.edu/environment/jo…

#KGS rolled into the University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering's E-Day thinking, "Ah yes, there will be a nice steady flow of people interested in engineering (and geology)." In the best way possible, we were NOT prepared for the excitement, the crowd, the energy, and the interest! We talked KGS. We talked karst. We talked permeability and porosity (one of our exhibits). We talked groundwater. We may have lost our voices. If this is the future of engineering (and #geology), then we're in good hands. #Kentucky #geoscience #GeologyRocks #EDay

The East Palestine Train Derailment Health Research Program Office has officially opened, establishing a permanent local hub for long-term health studies following the Feb. 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern train derailment. research.uky.edu/news/uk-led-he…

UK-CARES hosted an engaging EHS Seminar today with guest speaker, Dr. Esther Erdei: “Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution research in Tribal community-driven, participatory environmental health studies,” @UNMHSC. Thanks to all who joined! research.uky.edu/uk-cares

The @universityofky One Health Initiative is pleased to announce a call for seed grant proposals. Researchers and faculty from Kentucky universities and colleges along with professionals from Kentucky state agencies are invited to apply. Learn more >> bit.ly/4rXKgxX

UK-CARES selected Future Researchers in Environmental Health Sciences (FRESH) program Cohort 2026 – Dr. Yisi Liu. This program promotes research of promising early career scientists within NIEHS P30 Centers. Congratulations! research.uky.edu/uk-cares

Perry County students dive into water research. Lead by UK-CARES members, Dr. Scott Berry and Craig Wilmhoff - UK researchers and collaborators work with Eastern Kentucky high school students on a water-testing device developed at UK. research.uky.edu/news/perry-cou…

Congrats to UK-CARES Papers of the Year! Announced at the annual State of the Science. 2024- SCIENCE: UnrineJM. COMMUNITY: UnrineJ, ChristianWJ, SandersonW, PennellK, HooverA. 2023- SCIENCE: UnrineJ. COMMUNITY: ChristianWJ, HooverA, PennellK, HaynesE. research.uky.edu/uk-cares

State of the Science 2025 UK-CARES Pilot & Career Dev Awardees presenters: Yasir Alsiraj & Cetewayo Rashid, Tianjun Lu, Maggie Murphy, Yeon Jin Choi, Misti Allison/E. Haynes, Emily Byers/Justin Branham/J. Unrine, Desi Jarrell/M. Kim, Craig Wilmhoff/T. Lu. research.uky.edu/uk-cares

The annual UK-CARES State of the Science highlighted 2024 awardees who shared key progress updates on their environmental health research: Kevin Pearson, Zach Hilt, Minjae Kim, Ketrell McWhorter, Brittany Givens, & Tianjun Lu. Advancing EHS! research.uky.edu/uk-cares

A research team led by @UKAgriculture, with collaborators at @LSU, has received a @HUDgov Healthy Homes Technical Study award worth nearly $1 million to develop a complete and durable approach to cockroach control in affordable housing. Learn more: research.uky.edu/news/uk-led-te…

The Robinson Forest’s Flooding in Appalachian Streams and Headwaters (FLASH) Field Day 2025 provided local students with interactive learning stations, led by researchers at UK, demonstrating simple techniques to better understand flooding. Learn more: research.uky.edu/news/its-speci…

Honoring #VeteransDay, Lewis Honors College students led by veteran Tony Colella created 75 goody bags and thank-you notes for residents of the Thomson-Hood Veterans Center. Full story here:uknow.uky.edu/student-news/s…

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Thank you to our amazing sponsors of #EHSCC25! ULResearch Institutes Chemical Insights leading on chemical safety. NSF/NIH RAPID Facility powering rapid disaster data w/ NIH support. @UKResearch @UKYEnvironment chemicalinsights.org and rapid.designsafe-ci.org

57 poster presenters showcased cutting-edge research at the #EHSCC25! UK-CARES was represented by presenters: Beth Bowling, Maggie Murphy, Yisi Liu, Tianjun Lu, Brittany Givens, & Cassie Gipson. Maggie Murphy was awarded the Outstanding Early Stage Investigator Poster.