Campus Labs Invited to Join My Green Lab® Certification Program

The UW–Madison Office of Sustainability is proud to announce the expansion of the My Green Lab Certification Program. My Green Lab® is a globally recognized organization working to advance sustainability in scientific research. The 2025-2026 UW–Madison program is available to the first 50 laboratories who sign up, with registration closing on August 15th, 2024.

Bird-Safe Glass Partnerships Take Flight

There’s a certain magic to Madison in May. Campus exhales, nature shows off, and for a few weeks, the whole city seems to shift. It’s graduation season, and peak spring migration. And while the spotlight …

A Forkful of Sustainability

Imagine a meal from your favorite restaurant. Now imagine one-third of it sitting in a truck, heading to a waste facility. This is the reality for most eating establishments. A large quantity of a restaurant’s …

Six environmental reads to bring into spring

With spring right around the corner, the Office of Sustainability Education & Outreach Team has compiled a list of environmental books to welcome a new season filled with growth, warmth, and cultivation. Literature plays a …

“A foundation of long-term sustainability”: how Wisconet is helping support the farms of tomorrow

It is the year 2010 and Chris Kucharik, a professor of agronomy and environmental studies at UW–Madison, is talking to a bunch of farmers in rural Wisconsin about a not-so-hot topic: climate change. The town …

UW–Madison deploys AI recycling assistants to support waste reduction goals 

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has deployed four state-of-the-art AI recycling assistants called “Oscar Sort” (“Oscars”) across campus, marking an exciting step in the university’s commitment to sustainable operations, education, and research.   The Oscars, which use …

Registration open for 2025 Midwest Climate Summit

The Midwest Climate Summit—a three-day gathering of climate leaders, researchers, and professionals focused on expanding knowledge, accelerating climate action, and catalyzing new partnerships for an equitable Midwestern response to the climate crisis—is coming to Madison …

“I felt like a mini-expert”: Corporate sustainability internship program is a win-win for students and Wisconsin businesses 

In his late twenties, University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Nick Brennan decided he wanted to go back to school.   Brennan felt that “mechanical engineering would be a good way for me to get a generic, versatile …

Sustainability Education: Living System Principles & Learning Communities at UW–Madison

This article is a contribution by Kim Wahl, who is a lecturer for the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Office of Sustainability. As part of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s comprehensive environmental sustainability initiative and goals, …