Category: Experts

Foxlights, Fladry, and Range Riders: Adrian Treves’s research finds three nonlethal methods to protect livestock

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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 interviewed campus sustainability experts and produced short feature stories. Large carnivores—such as bears, wolves, and cougars—can present a hazard to …

“To meet people where they are at”: Audrey Stanton’s research studies the benefits of work-from-home

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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 interviewed campus sustainability experts and produced short feature stories.  As climate change intensifies, scientists are calling for action to protect …

To reduce the use of pesticides, Sean Schoville looks back millions of years

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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 interviewed campus sustainability experts and produced short feature stories. Cold War-era propaganda told of a pest so powerful that the …

“Our mission is to try to save the world”: Karen Oberhauser heightens sustainability at the UW Arboretum 

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This article, by Emily Morton, 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. The landscapes and diverse plants and animals bring visitors to the …

Sustainable chemical engineering: Brian Pfleger’s experiments toward a “paradigm shift” for chemical feedstocks

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This article, by William Beimers, 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.  When you hear the words “chemical engineering,” living things probably aren’t …

Studying manure so you don’t have to: Rebecca Larson’s research on biofuels and sustainable protocols

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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 …

“Peeling back the layers of the onion”: Tracey Holloway’s use of computer models to study air pollutants

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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, …

A more sustainable fuel: Chris Todd Hittinger experiments to produce fuel from yeast

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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 …

Strategies to save insects: In lieu of pesticides, Christelle Guédot’s “integrated pest-pollinator management”

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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 …

Advancing sustainable energy solutions: Mary Blanchard research promotes a circular bioeconomy in Wisconsin

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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), …