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Landscape Architecture Students Convert Dickson Street Parking Space Into Temporary 'Parklet'
One parking spot outside Blackboard Grocery and Eatery, at 644 W. Dickson St., will be transformed into a miniature park, or "parklet," on Friday, Sept. 21.
Discovery and Development of Photoredox-Mediated Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization
Professor A.J. Boydston of the University of Wisconsin will lecture on "Discovery and Development of Photoredox-Mediated Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization" at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24.
Make a Difference Day Project Leader Application
Apply to be a Project Leader for Make a Difference Day at HogSync website. Deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24.
Motorcycle and Moped Safety Demonstration
The University of Arkansas Police Department and local vendors of scooters, mopeds and motorcycles will offer safety tips from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, at The Gardens on Razorback Road.
Chancellor's Chat
Faculty members who are interested in joining the Chancellor's Chat should RSVP by 4 p.m. today, Sept. 21, for a chance to be included in the luncheon on Sept. 26.
Get Tickets Friday for Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
The Chinese Students and Scholars Association invites students to attend this celebration from 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Donald W. Reynolds Center. Pick up tickets today.
Actress Laverne Cox to Kick Off 2018-19 Distinguished Lectures Series
Emmy Award-winning civil rights advocate Laverne Cox will open the 2018-19 student-sponsored Distinguished Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Fayetteville Town Center.
Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Margulis and Chancellor Joe Steinmetz to Lecture on 'Brain and Music'
The lecture will offer a preview of the Honors College Signature Seminar coming next spring during a lecture at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, in Gearhart Hall Auditorium.
Multidisciplinary Artist Warren Re-Introduces the Weird at School of Art Lecture Series
Jaimie Warren, a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the disruption of popular culture, will offer a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at Hillside Auditorium.
University of Arkansas Rome Center 30th Anniversary Celebrated With Events Sept. 21
The Fay Jones School and the Graduate School and International Education will honor 30 years of international programs at the university's Rome Center with events Friday in Vol Walker Hall.