University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison will have a unique window on COP21 — the catchier name for the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change — as it begins next week in Paris.
October 27, 2015 | by Jill Sakai University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student Tom Bryan was honored this week at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. October 27, 2015 | by Jill Sakai University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student Tom Bryan was honored this week at the annual meeting …
Students in Zoology 315, a popular limnology course taught by UW–Madison Center for Limnology Professor Jake Vander Zanden, found the hard-shelled animals while participating in a laboratory session this October.
What will it take to make a cross-country drive in a light duty vehicle, the kind of car or truck many of us drive every day, a low-carbon pursuit?
October 13, 2015 | by Sarah Olson Two members of the UW–Madison community are working every day to define sustainability for the university – and the greater Madison community. October 13, 2015 | by Sarah Olson Two members of the UW–Madison community are working every day to define sustainability for the university – and the greater Madison …
October 6, 2015 | by Maija Inveiss When it comes to digging through and learning from trash, UW–Madison Office of Sustainability interns are pros. October 6, 2015 | by Maija Inveiss When it comes to digging through and learning from trash, UW–Madison Office of Sustainability interns are pros.
September 29, 2015 | by Jill Sakai If you’ve eaten at a campus dining center recently, something may have been missing from your order – but perhaps you didn’t even notice. Beginning this semester, University Housing’s registers no longer automatically print receipts for every transaction. The Wisconsin Union is following suit, testing a similar change …
A new landmark report on community-university research partnerships from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) features a critical analysis of practices in the United States from two University of Wisconsin–Madison authors.
September 22, 2015 | by Maija Inveiss and Jill Sakai Groups of UW–Madison students converged on lawns outside Dejope Hall and Gordon Dining and Event Center last night to celebrate sustainability on a beautiful evening. Two Sustain-A-Bash events, held simultaneously in the Lakeshore and Southeast residential areas of campus, welcomed new students to learn …