by Sydney Golding | Aug 27, 2021 | Academics, ASG, Bicycles, Campus Resource, Commuters, Consumption, Food, Green Living, Higher Education, Office for Sustainability, Recycling, Sustainable Purchasing, Transportation, Waste, Water
The start of a new academic year always brings about a revived sense of excitement and anticipation. If you’re an incoming freshman, this is the start of a new way of life – full of newfound freedoms and the power to become your best self. The Office for...
by Julia Nall | Aug 5, 2019 | Built Systems, Campus Resource, Water
You’ve probably seen them around–water fountains with bottle filling stations attached. These filling stations provide a filtered alternative to filling your reusable bottle in a sink or the regular fountain spout, which can be awkward and frustrating. These...
by Linden Cheek | Jul 21, 2017 | Agriculture, Consumption, Food, Green Living, Uncategorized, Water
Think Fast: What is the Best Way to Conserve Water? Is it taking shorter showers? Turning off the tap while brushing your teeth? Letting yellow mellow? While these are all good things, their impacts pale in comparison to one area of your life you may...
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 Linden Cheek | Sep 12, 2016 | Food, Food Justice, Managed Systems, Natural Systems, Recycle, Reporting, Systems Thinking, Waste, Water
There are few foods considered by the general public to be as consistently healthy as a filet of fresh cut fish. But a recent study on the wild-caught fish we consume shows there may be more in these fish than just Omega-3 and protein. It is common knowledge for...
by Linden Cheek | Aug 5, 2016 | Built Systems, Climate, Natural Systems, Systems Thinking, Water
Looking at an off-shore oil rig, just about some of the last words these mechanical colossals bring to mind is “environmental resource”. But recent research performed by oceanographer Amber Jackson and marine scientist Emily Callahan has shown that oil...
