The TVA Coal Waste Disaster
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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.
Mountains of Empowerment
By Guy Spriggs
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.
'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.
Schatzki Delivers Distinguished Lecture: 'Practices, Governance and Sustainability'
A&S Associate Dean Ted Schatzki returns from England's University of Essex, having delivered social theory lecture.
Budding Scientists Organically
by Robin Roenker
photos by Mark Cornelison
For associate professor Mark Watson, as exciting as creating new materials is, one end-product is even more fundamental.
“When you think about research and teaching, of all our products, the most important ones are our students,” he began.
Going Green with Carbon Electronics
John Anthony has a list of projects that are all striving to improve the environment.
Cleaning Up The Contaminants
UK researcher is working to make the Earth’s water supply safer to drink.
By Jennifer T. Allen
Most people don’t worry about their drinking water causing cancer, brittle bones or neurological diseases. Not many suspect that it could contain arsenic, mercury or lead. Even fewer know that efforts are underway on the third floor of the Chemistry-Physics building to remove these and other contaminants from water.