Public Safety urges residents to turn in unused meds April 27

The UALR Department of Public Safety is once again participating in the National Take Back Initiative, which encourages area residents to bring unused, unwanted, or expired prescription medications and dispose of them in a safe and ecologically sound way. Continue reading “Public Safety urges residents to turn in unused meds April 27”

Earth Day dandies

Celebrating Earth Day (now in its 43rd year) is as much about education as it is about tree hugging, which makes for a perfect fit at a university. Continue reading “Earth Day dandies”

Celebrate Earth Day Early with Litter Pick-up at Coleman Creek

The UALR Sustainability Committee has planned several campus events in advance of its celebration of Earth Day, including the Coleman Creek Litter Pick-up on Tuesday, April 16. Continue reading “Celebrate Earth Day Early with Litter Pick-up at Coleman Creek”

Micro-Grants Help Smog-Eating Concrete, Garden Projects

At first glance, a garden irrigation system and smog-eating concrete have little, if anything, in common. But both concepts aim to incorporate sustainability into academics, each winning this year’s micro-grant competition at UALR. The ideas will now become full-fledged and fully funded projects thanks to the Sustainability Committee. Continue reading “Micro-Grants Help Smog-Eating Concrete, Garden Projects”

Wednesday is Sustainability Day

UALR’s annual Sustainability Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24, will celebrate the Earth and the practices that protect it with a campus full of activities.
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Sustainability Day Celebrate Clean Earth

UALR’s annual Sustainability Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24, will celebrate the Earth and the practices that protect it with a campus full of activities.

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Bowen School Hosts Food Policy Symposium

The Arkansas Journal of Social Change and Public Service will host its inaugural symposium event, “Food for Thought: A Symposium Devoted to Food, Policy, and Community in Arkansas,” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the Friday Courtroom at the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law.

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Campus Earns Sustainability Bronze

UALR has achieved Bronze Status in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Reporting System (STARS), an initiative of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
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UALR to Celebrate Clean, Recycled Earth

UALR’s annual Sustainability Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24, will celebrate the Earth and the practices that protect it with a campus full of activities.

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Ecology Group Awards Prof for Service

Janet Lanza, a professor in the UALR Department of Biology, has received the Distinguished Service Citation from the Ecological Society of America. She has served the society for two decades as Book Review Editor of its flagship journal, Ecology.

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