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Kentucky State University Hosts its Most Successful GIS Day Celebration to Date
Kentucky State University (KSU) marked its 10th annual Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day with resounding success, drawing about 130 enthusiastic students, educators, and professionals from around the Commonwealth. The program took place on November 20, 2024 and hosted more than 65 high school students from Eminence High School and Franklin County High School. This year’s theme was “Mapping Minds, Shaping the World: 25 Years...
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’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,...