My “Garbology”
View image | gettyimages.com Or, Thirty-One Years of Banana Peels I stood in the kitchen on a recent morning, my hand frozen in mid-toss over the wastebasket. I paused for a guilty moment, unable to...
View ArticleFrom Trash to Table
A student working on the Scholars communications team was recently catching me up on her time spent studying abroad in Copenhagen. Among her tales of city architecture and countryside bike rides, she...
View ArticleHome(town) Security with Majora Carter
And we’re off! Scholars kicked off the “Trash Talks” lecture series last night with a brilliant lecture by Majora Carter about transforming low-status communities through development strategies that...
View ArticleScrap Economics
On my way to and from campus, I ride by a metal scrapyard (the scenic view, n’est ce pas?). Without getting close enough to read, it’s not hard to tell that a sign on the gate has to do with licensing...
View ArticleTechno Trash Repurposed at Mallows Bay
Guest Post by Sajni Patel. On September 20, 14 students in the Scholars Science, Technology and Society program went kayaking in Mallows Bay, which is on the Maryland side of the Potomac River in...
View Article‘Tis the season for giving back (your smartphone)
Photo: One household’s e-waste. Assistant Director Erin Chrapaty’s personal technology graveyard. The sudden abundance of pumpkin spice isn’t the only indication that fall is upon us. If you’re like...
View ArticleStudents React to “Home(town) Security”
Scholars kicked off the “Trash Talks” lecture series on Wednesday, September 30 with a brilliant lecture by Majora Carter about transforming low-status communities through development strategies that...
View ArticleUp the Waste Stream
Katherine Cassidy, Sustainability Associate in the Office of Sustainability and in Dining Services, takes us on a journey through the waste stream and shares some insight about the phrase “reduce,...
View ArticleTrash-tudo, anyone?
A “canstruction” project spearheaded by a first-year sustainable agriculture major resulted in this model of Testudo, UMD’s iconic mascot, made entirely out of canned food. The statue is visually...
View ArticleMy Service Story: Capital Area Food Bank
Freshman Katie Bemb shares her experience at Capital Area Food Bank. During the first semester of Public Leadership Scholars, we were set up with various organizations for our service projects,...
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