University of Wisconsin–Madison
The Nelson Institute’s Center for Climatic Research (CCR) carries a 55-year history of scientific contributions toward understanding the processes and variations of our climate system for the betterment of society. According to Director Dan Vimont, shared concerns and passions for the earth are unifying, and the opportunity for research is proceeding at all levels of …
The Office of Sustainability is thrilled to announce its most recent round of Green Fund recipients, as well as a February 9 information session where you can learn more about how to apply. The most recent recipients include Iffat Bhuiyan, who will work with the Memorial Union to reduce the solid waste produced at the …
For over a decade, Madisonians have glimpsed white stripes running down the main roads and pathways around the UW campus and the greater City of Madison during the winter months. But where do these markings come from, and what do they mean? It turns out that the white stripes are a result of the salt …
Learn more about how Kyoung-Shin Choi and her team are developing a rechargeable desalination cell capable of turning seawater into fresh water with support from the WARF Accelerator Program. Read the full article on the WARF’s website here.
Joseph Hickey took a brave stance—given Wisconsin’s deep roots in agriculture—by showing a connection between pesticides and declining bird populations. Read the full article here.
The following is an interview with Nina Elder, who is an artist, adventurer, and arts administrator. Her work focuses on the changing culture and ecology of the American West and on fostering relationships between artists, scientists, and diverse institutions and communities. Elder was at UW–Madison for a week in November as part of the Terra …
Jason Gallup officially started as the new Student Programs Manager for the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability on Dec. 1. On his first day on the job, Gallup was already enthusiastically diving into Madison’s waste stream while touring the Dane County Landfill and Materials Recovery Facility. He will manage the Green Office and Waste and Recycling …
Heather Swan, a UW–Madison lecturer of environmental literature and writing, talked with the Earthspeak Radio team on WSUM 91.7 FM Madison Student Radio about her new book called Where Honey Bees Thrive: Stories from the Field, her creative writing roots, and how she became a friend to bees. You can listen to the podcast here.
Spring 2018 Course Highlight: Integrated Liberal Studies 251, Integrated Physical Science Topic: Radioactivity, People, and the Planet Instructor: Professor Cathy Middlecamp Credits: 3 Radioactivity! Perhaps no other phenomenon is so intertwined with our hopes and fears, our dreams and nightmares, perhaps even with the fate of our planet. This course weaves together two stories: The Radium Girls …
Professor Ann Terlaak did not enter academia with a grand plan to bring a sustainable certificate program to the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business. Instead, following on her undergraduate degree in economics, she entered the very first Ph.D. cohort of the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UC Santa Barbara. There she …