by | Oct 21, 2016 | Campus Sustainability Day, Engineering, OFS Events, Systems Thinking, Water
The Office for Sustainability invites the campus community to join us on Wednesday, October 26th at 6:00 Pm in the UP Theater in the Arkansas Union for a screening of the award-winning 2014 documentary, Dam Nation. Snacks will be provided, and there will be a chance...
by Marty Matlock | Oct 17, 2016 | Managed Systems, Policy, Social Systems, Triple Bottom Line
Sustainability is not just about the environment. The three pillars, or domains, of sustainability are social, economic, and environmental. Economic sustainability begins with economic equity and viability of families. For a family unit of a parent, spouse, and two...
by Linden Cheek | Oct 12, 2016 | Agriculture, Food, Green Living, Managed Systems
This post is part 2 of a 2-part series about chicken. Read Part 1: “Chicken: The Universal Bird of the Modern World” Chicken. It is the most popular meat in the world, with people from every corner of the globe enjoying it regularly. In a previous post I...
by Linden Cheek | Sep 23, 2016 | Built Systems, Climate, Energy, Managed Systems, Systems Thinking, Transportation
On September 9, 2016, a section of the Houston to New York Colonial Pipeline was closed due to a leak that had spilled approximately 330,000 gallons of gasoline. The closure has lead to shortages of the fuel in Virginia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee, and even prompted...
by | Sep 22, 2016 | Capstone Opportunities, Internships, Natural Systems, Social Systems
We are looking for college students that might be interested in teaching kids about sustainability, gardening, recycling, and other environmental science activities. Camp War Eagle will be on the University of Arkansas Campus September 26th-30th. Camp War Eagle is a...
by Linden Cheek | Sep 20, 2016 | Built Systems, Climate, Energy, Managed Systems, Technology
Alternative Energy It’s one of the most common topics you’ll hear in any conversation regarding sustainability and climate change. The reason? Finding an alternative energy source is imperative if we are going to combat climate change. Our current global...
