Two employees from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have recently become two of only five people in the state of Arkansas to complete the Climate Reality Leadership Corps, a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 by Nobel Laureate and former Vice President Al Gore. Continue reading “UA Little Rock employees complete Climate Reality Leadership Corps”
Dr. Jessica Scott, assistant director of the Donaghey Scholars honors program and anthropology instructor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will discuss climate change during the next EARTHtalk lecture Wednesday, Nov. 15. Continue reading “EARTHtalk! lecture to explore climate change “
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Earth Sciences has chartered a chapter of Sigma Gamma Epsilon. Continue reading “UA Little Rock starts student chapter of national honor society for Earth Science students”
An expert will explore the science behind the hot springs of Hot Springs National Park in the next EARTHtalk! lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Continue reading “EARTHtalk! lecture to explore origins of springs in Hot Springs National Park”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s bachelor’s degree in geology has been accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission (ANSAC) of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. Continue reading “UA Little Rock geology program first in the world to earn ABET accreditation”
Dr. Thomas Colby, visiting assistant professor in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Earth Sciences, will discuss the geologic history of Europe and Arkansas and their relation to the construction of Pangea, during his EARTHtalk lecture Wednesday, Sept. 20. Continue reading “EARTHtalk lecture to discuss geology of Arkansas”
Nyala Jefferson wants to become a politician who will help solve the world’s problems. Continue reading “Arkansas students attend UA Little Rock’s inaugural geology camp”
Dr. Laura Vietti, geological museum and collections manager with the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Wyoming, will speak about whale falls during the next University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Earth Sciences EARTHtalk! lecture series on Wednesday, March 8.
Continue reading “Paleontologist to speak at March 8 EARTHtalk! lecture”
A hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey will be the first featured speaker for the spring 2017 UA Little Rock Department of Earth Sciences EARTHtalk! lecture series with a Feb. 15 talk on the importance of groundwater. Continue reading “Hydrologist to kick off spring 2017 EARTHtalk! series”
Dr. Beth McMillan, chair of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is the featured speaker of the next EARTHtalk! lecture series on Nov. 16. Continue reading “Beth McMillan leads Nov. 16 EARTHtalk! lecture”