C.E. Huffman

Friday

UK Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab earns national accreditation in its 50th year

Two researchers in lab coats stand behind a laboratory worktable covered with dried plant samples, roots, stems, leaves and ears of corn. Buckets of harvested herbs and trays of plant material are arranged across the table.
Monday

Kentucky residents can trade Bradford pears for native trees at fall bounty Extension events

A dense thicket of Bradford pear trees covered in clusters of white spring blossoms stands along the edge of a wooded area. Bare and budding tree branches rise behind the flowering trees.
Oct. 2, 2026

Community invited to celebrate UK Tree Week 2026

Several people wearing climbing helmets and safety harnesses are positioned among the large branches of a mature tree during an arboriculture training activity. Ropes and climbing equipment are attached throughout the canopy as participants climb and sit
Tuesday

UK field day helps Kentucky farmers explore practical tools and technology

A large orange tractor is attached to a red vegetable transplanter during an outdoor agricultural equipment demonstration. Several people are gathered around the machine, with one person seated at the planting station loading seedling trays.
Oct. 2, 2026

2026 Ford Lecture to address policy challenges, prediction markets

Four panelists sit on a stage during a public lecture and discussion at the University of Kentucky. One speaker gestures while talking from an armchair, while the other panelists listen from a sofa and adjacent chairs. A large screen behind them.
Oct. 1, 2026

Searching for the ‘super tomato’: UK lab advancing horticultural crop breeding for a healthier future

Five people stand beside the open bed of a pickup truck in a grassy field, posing behind stacks of yellow and green harvest crates filled with tomatoes. The crates contain a variety of tomato sizes and colors, including large red and pink tomatos
Oct. 2, 2026

UK entomologist advances gene-silencing technology to protect forests from invasive pests

Close-up of a tree in a forest that has snapped and split apart, exposing jagged, light-colored wood beneath the bark. A large fallen section of the trunk rests across the broken stump, while surrounding trees and dense green foliage fill the background.
Sept. 29, 2026

UK study finds fungus in Kentucky’s forest grass makes rare bug-fighting chemicals

Two people crouch on a leaf-covered forest floor collecting plant samples during field research. One person holds a small specimen bag while the other reaches toward a cluster of low-growing plants.
Sept. 28, 2026

UK researchers identify mating-related chemical changes in New World screwworm

secondary screwworm posed stretched out with a red background
Sept. 24, 2026

Kentucky basketball great Dan Issel releases long-awaited memoir

Book cover for the basketball and life story of Dan Issel

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