Jennifer T. Allen

June 23, 2025

UK Recycling sets record with over 15 tons collected during 2025 campus move-out

Ryan Lark, zero-wast specialist in Facilities Management, helped a parent move donated items during move-out.
June 18, 2025

UK achieves major energy efficiency gains amid campus growth

Brian Bayer, a high voltage electrician in Facilities Management, opens a switch at one of the three UK electrical substations. The 19.2% decrease in energy use per square foot includes electricity measured at a campus level at our substations.
June 2, 2025

UK Recycling shares key gains and strategic shifts in annual report

Big Blue Recycling Crew members helping fans at Kroger Field to dispose of their waste. Photo by Bree Walton
May 28, 2025

UK’s Utilities and Energy Management team receives grand award for stormwater harvesting system

Graham Gray (second from left), executive director of Utilities and Energy Management, along with Cara Boggess, Bob Pickerill and Megan Hogan with Bell Engineering accepted the award.
May 8, 2025

Spring preparations in full bloom at the University of Kentucky

Grounds team members Alastair Norman and Willy Taylor plant flowers at Maxwell Place.
April 28, 2025

Make your move-out count: Recycle and donate during finals week

A student with a Give and Go donation bin.
April 25, 2025

Learning beyond the classroom: UK students turn sustainability lessons into action

Nic Williamson (in the yellow vest) assists students in planting trees.
April 23, 2025

Innovative cleaning technology boosts cooling efficiency at UK

The innovative new cleaning system recently installed on two campus chillers operates by automatically injecting small rubber balls into the condenser water flow every 20 minutes.
April 22, 2025

UK Facilities Management launches new on-campus composting system

A composting building with a piece of machinery.
April 18, 2025

Using campus as a classroom: Students explore UK’s energy infrastructure

Carter Whitton, utilities systems engineer, spoke with students in Holly Osborn's technical writing course about how resources are used to regulate campus temperature in one of the heating plants.

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