Coronavirus News
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UK’s James B. Beam Institute rallies industry partners to provide vital sanitizer during pandemic
The finished product will help health care workers continue their vital work and allow faculty, students and staff a safer return to campus.
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Food insecure? Not if Cooperative Extension has a say
When the pandemic began, UK Cooperative Extension agents and NEP assistants double-timed their efforts to protect their clientele and fight food insecurity.
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‘Veggie Man’ zooms to Kenya, helps to bridge cultures
“Connection” is arguably Professor Michael Goodin’s favorite word. The UK plant virologist is always looking for the connection that links everything or everyone. It just takes a bit of effort and imagination to find it.
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Pilot Program for COVID-19 Research Launches Multiple Projects in Record Time
UK plant pathologist Peter Nagy seeks to identify cellular targets of Human SARS-COV2 in yeast for his project.
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UK leads national team studying pandemic’s effect on local food systems
The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $1 million grant to UK, Colorado State University and Penn State University. CAFE's Lilian Brislen and Tim Woods will lead the team of researchers.
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UK poultry specialist urges safe handling of backyard flocks to reduce risk of salmonella infection
As of May 15, Kentucky was reporting nine cases. The CDC reports 97 cases nationwide.
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Farmers markets open with an eye toward safe sales
Faced with an unheard-of pandemic, market managers and farmers market boards in big cities and small, rural communities started rethinking how they could open their spring markets while keeping producers and customers safe — many with the help of University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension agents.
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UK dietetic students, professors come up with innovative ways to make internships work during COVID-19 pandemic
Students and faculty developing innovative ways to keep the interns on track to graduate in August and to qualify to take the exam to become a registered dietitian.