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November 18 - November 22, 2024

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Join the UR Ecochallenge to participate in a campus-wide sustainability initiative to make our community greener! The Ecochallenge is a week-long program that includes daily events and activities that students, faculty and staff can participate in to earn points. At the end of the week, there will be prizes for those who earned the most points.
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This year, be inspired by Costa Rica and take actions that support a healthy, happy campus and planet. Each day contains opportunities to learn from global experts on topics such as environmental stewardship, justice, and community.
Challenges:

Day 1 - Conservation & Biodiversity
Day 2 - Community & Justice
Day 3 - Food & Water
Day 4 - Climate Crisis
Day 5 - Rethink Waste
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UR Ecochallenge: Costa Rica participants

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  • November 22 at 8:48 PM
    I am lucky to have visited Costa Rica. It is a beautiful country and it was fun this week to remember things from my visit. One random thing I enjoyed seeing in Costa Rica were "living" fences. To make a living fence, you take a cutting from an existing tree, stick it in the ground, and it will grow thanks to the rich soil. Anywhere...
  • November 22 at 1:26 PM
    Wow, it's always incredible and heartwarming to see everyone show up big for this week of sustainable commitments. Thank you all so much for participating in Ecochallenge and International Education Week this year!! It was such a fun week of events. Stay tuned for updates on the overall impact we made as a campus this week. Those stats and...
  • November 22 at 12:43 PM
    “Planetary health” is a core theme of Global Health (HS 101). Many thanks to the organizers of this week’s EcoChallenge for giving Health Studies students (and professors) this fun opportunity to learn about the world and put our environmental health knowledge into practice.