New UT-Arlington Scholarship Seeks To Fund Next Generation Of Environmental Researchers

Arlington TX

13 January, 2022

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By Haley Samsel, Fort Worth Report January 13, 2022 As president of the nonprofit Arlington Conservation Council, Dick Schoech has many questions about how the Tarrant County city will tackle looming environmental challenges. How can Arlington successfully battle invasive plant species in its parks? What plans should the city consider to address the impacts of climate change? Thanks to the council's newly established endowment supporting environmental research at UT-Arlington, Schoech soon may get some answers. "We are just happy to have some way to tap into the power of UTA and get younger people interested in the environment," Schoech said. "The Office of Research is the best place to start, especially since UTA is moving much deeper into research with becoming a Texas Tier One school." To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.