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POSTPONED: UK Community Innovation Partner, FoodChain and UK Food Connection Partner to Host First Tilapia Harvest

This event has been postponed to June.  FoodChain, the Cornerstone Community Innovation Partner, and the University of Kentucky (UK) Food Connection are partnering to host the first Tilapia harvest from the Cornerstone aquaponics system. The event is scheduled for Thursday, April 27th, starting at 2 PM for the harvest at the Cornerstone, and continuing at 4 PM with a cooking class at the Food Connection. Renowned Chef Tanya Whitehouse will be using the fresh harvest to teach attendees how to make fish tacos, which will be served at the event.

Achieving Holistic Business Engagement

Depending on who you are, there are a few possible thoughts that come to mind when a business is mentioned on UK's campus: As a student completing your undergrad degree, you may have applied to work with them after graduation. As a faculty member, you may be wondering if your subject expertise can help them solve problems through research collaboration.   As a staff member working in philanthropy, perhaps you're processing a generous gift that will help sustain a university program that will benefit the company.

UK Community Innovation Partner FoodChain works to Build Food Equity in Lexington Community

The word “farm” evokes several images including rows of crops sitting underneath beaming sunshine, scarecrows, and cows scattered about. Likely, it doesn’t make one imagine an old and urban bread factory next to a brewery. But for Cornerstone Community Innovation Partner, FoodChain, this is the potential of agriculture, in fact, this has become a reality for the 40508-zip code.

Construction Diversity Accelerator Program Applications are Open

The Turner-UK Construction Diversity Accelerator (CDA) Program in collaboration with the Kentucky Procurement Technical Assistance Center (KYPTAC) is back for year two! The University of Kentucky and community partners will have an unprecedented amount of construction projects over the next five years. The CDA is here to prepare businesses to take advantage of these opportunities.

CEDIK executive director wins 2022 Excellence in Extension award

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 18, 2022) — A University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment professor recently garnered national recognition for her work. Alison Davis, extension professor in the UK Department of Agricultural Economics and executive director of the Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK), received the 2022 Excellence in Extension for an Individual award. 

UK Supplier Diversity Hosts Construction Outreach Event

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 17, 2022) — The University of Kentucky Supplier Diversity team hosted a Construction Outreach event Tuesday, Nov. 15, inside the Gatton Student Center. The event was designed to introduce contractors, subcontractors and professional service providers to the process of doing business with the university.

UK Economic Development Collaborative to Host 3rd Annual State of the EDC

The University of Kentucky Economic Development Collaborative will host its 3rd annual State of the EDC from 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 in Cornerstone UKFCU theater. The event will also be available through Livestream. The purpose of the event is to tell UK’s economic development story and to engage all interested parties through a two-way communication channel to ensure the work of EDC addresses the needs of the stakeholders.

Community Innovation Partner Update: FoodChain Installs Aquaponics System in the Cornerstone

The Cornerstone Community Innovation Partner, FoodChain, installed their Aquaponic System Thursday, Nov. 10 with the help of students from the College of Agriculture. FoodChain, with the assistance of both students and community members, built the system a week prior at FoodChain.

Coldstream's Newest Tenant, FIFTEEN51 Apartments, to Host Open House

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 15, 2022) — FIFTEEN51, Coldstream’s newest tenant, is hosting an open house tomorrow, Nov.16 from 4 to 7 pm. The event is open to anyone interested in seeing Lexington’s newest luxury apartment complex. With the addition of the new apartments, Coldstream is now a live, work, play, and innovation neighborhood. Those who use the campus' recreational amenities or work on campus now have the option of living there.

UK Human Resources Hosts Fireside Chat with TIAA President and CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct.20, 2022) — Yesterday, The University of Kentucky Human Resources facilitated a fireside chat session with Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) President and CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett. Duckett joined TIAA in 2021 after serving as chief executive officer of Chase Consumer Banking. Previously, she was CEO of Chase Auto Finance and national retail sales executive for Chase Mortgage Banking.

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