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Groundbreaking Ceremony of New Outdoor Classroom at Tates Creek Middle School
Kentucky State University (KSU) and Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) held a groundbreaking ceremony at Tates Creek Middle School in Lexington, KY for a greenhouse that will serve as an Outdoor Classroom for the community. This marks the beginning of major collaborations between community partners to provide enhanced agricultural education to local students that will include a dynamic mixture of classes and hands-on training. Th...
Kentucky State University Awarded $380,000 in Grants for Controlled Environment Agriculture Research
Kentucky State University (KSU) was awarded $250,000 and $130,000 in grants for a total of $380,000 by the US Department for Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service to conduct urban agriculture research with a focus on controlled environment agriculture. The projects titled, “Screening Tomatoes and Swiss Chard Varieties that are Suitable for Controlled Environment Agriculture” and “Effect of Light and Nutrients Applicati...
Kentucky State University Graduate Student Awarded for their Research in Soil Health
Kentucky State University (KSU) graduate student, Prashant Bhatt, was awarded third place in the Graduate Student Oral Presentation, Soil Health Session, at the 2024 ASA, CSSA, SSSA, International Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX. Bhatt, who will graduate in May 2025 with a Master’s of Science in Environmental Science, presented his research titled, “Integration of Industrial Hemp in Conventional Crop Rotation System and its Effec...
Kentucky State University’s 4-H Youth Development Program Hosted the Annual Summer Transportation Institute
Celebrating 21 years and counting, the Annual Summer Transportation Institute (STI 2024) took flight on Kentucky State University (KSU) campus. STI, facilitated by 4-H Youth Development, is a signature urban summer camp that stands out for its innovative approach in fostering interest and expertise in transportation-related fields among youth. STI goes beyond the traditional classroom learning by immersing participants in dynamic,...