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New Sustainable Visitor and Education Center to Transform Picnic Point, Lakeshore Nature Preserve
UW–Madison Launches Ambitious Environmental Sustainability Initiative
On February 8th, 2024, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced the most comprehensive environmental sustainability initiative in UW–Madison’s history.
UW–Madison Labs Complete the My Green Lab Certification Pilot Program
UW–Madison is a world-class research university, but the vital work of laboratory research also presents significant sustainability challenges. The Office of Sustainability’s Green Labs Team collaborated with My Green Lab to pilot its certification program …
Tending to the heart of campus
A deeper look into the staff who manage the 300-acre Lakeshore Nature Preserve—and the history and future of the Preserve. In May of 2023, UW–Madison published the final draft of a Master Plan for the …
In Case You Missed It: Universities of Wisconsin Annual Sustainability Meeting
In our In Case You Missed It series (also known as ICYMI), student interns from the Office of Sustainability offer reflective reports on sustainability-related events and lectures at UW–Madison. The following entry is by a …
Improving the “social license” of nuclear waste management
This article, by Molly Aslin, 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 …
Foxlights, Fladry, and Range Riders: Adrian Treves’s research finds three nonlethal methods to protect livestock
This article, by Morgan Smith, 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 …
“To meet people where they are at”: Audrey Stanton’s research studies the benefits of work-from-home
This article, by Changhao Yan, 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 …
To reduce the use of pesticides, Sean Schoville looks back millions of years
This article, by Jacob Wologo, 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 …