University of Wisconsin–Madison
This article, by Brittney Davidson, is part of a series highlighting members of the Office of Sustainability’s Experts Database. In a collaboration with instructor Madeline Fisher’s course, LSC 561: Writing Science for the Public, students interviewed campus sustainability experts and produced short feature stories. Imagine a combination of cows’ manure and bacteria being converted into …
This article, by Rachel King, is part of a series highlighting members of the Office of Sustainability’s Experts Database. In a collaboration with instructor Madeline Fisher’s course, LSC 561: Writing Science for the Public, students interviewed campus sustainability experts and produced short feature stories. Carbon dioxide is likely the first air pollutant people think of. However, …
This article, by Monica Ridlon, is part of a series highlighting members of the Office of Sustainability’s Experts Database. In a collaboration with instructor Madeline Fisher’s course, LSC 561: Writing Science for the Public, students interviewed campus sustainability experts and produced short feature stories. In a society dependent on fossil fuels, how do we keep …
This article, by Alexander Leat, is part of a series highlighting members of the Office of Sustainability’s Experts Database. In a collaboration with instructor Madeline Fisher’s course, LSC 561: Writing Science for the Public, students interviewed campus sustainability experts and produced short feature stories. Most of us seldom think about the countless insects that surround …
This article, by Kamryn Truesdale, is part of a series highlighting members of the Office of Sustainability’s Experts Database. In a collaboration with instructor Madeline Fisher’s course, LSC 561: Writing Science for the Public, students interviewed campus sustainability experts and produced short feature stories. Mary Blanchard, the Associate Director at the Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI), …
This article, by Alyssa Seitz, is part of a series highlighting members of the Office of Sustainability’s Experts Database. In a collaboration with instructor Madeline Fisher’s course, LSC 561: Writing Science for the Public, students interviewed campus sustainability experts and produced short feature stories. Plant-based meat products have recently seen a surge in popularity, as …
This article, by Joel Beier, is part of a series highlighting members of the Office of Sustainability’s Experts Database. In a collaboration with instructor Madeline Fisher’s course, LSC 561: Writing Science for the Public, students interviewed campus sustainability experts and produced short feature stories. Big data has become ubiquitous in transit use, monitoring foot traffic …
This article, by Matilyn Bindl, is part of a series highlighting members of the Office of Sustainability’s Experts Database. In a collaboration with instructor Madeline Fisher’s course, LSC 561: Writing Science for the Public, students interviewed campus sustainability experts and produced short feature stories. In the eyes of UW–Madison Biological Systems Engineering professor Rob Anex, …
At the inaugural UW–Madison Sustainability Symposium, Josh Arnold presented a major pilot project that could allow UW–Madison to generate more renewable energy. “Our students, staff, faculty, and alumni—including many in this room—are demanding bold climate action now,” said Arnold, the Campus Energy Advisor for the Office of Sustainability. “Producing electricity using renewable energy such as …
The Midwest Climate Collaborative (MCC), which launched in January 2022 with UW–Madison as a founding member, is a cross-sector organization that aims to advance climate action in the region. The MCC seeks to develop a Midwest-wide Research Agenda to identify knowledge gaps between research and practice in the climate change research space. Organizers are seeking …