University of Wisconsin–Madison
One of the environmental downsides of major research universities is that they receive and discard a lot of expanded polystyrene. Commonly called styrofoam, EPS is ubiquitous in packaging materials for fragile lab equipment and sensitive chemicals.
Sept. 8, 2015 | by Maija Inveiss Allen Centennial Gardens, a popular botanical centerpiece on campus, is offering students a fun way to learn about garden design. A new Garden Design Competition is open to UW–Madison students across all disciplines, from landscape architecture to engineering to communications. Teams of two to four students will compete …
The Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, a multi-institutional research center based at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has inked a new contract with the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will provide nearly $20 million in support over the next five years.
A former chair of the Water Resources Management program saw an opportunity and the current chair seized it. The result: another shining example of WRM’s impact on Wisconsin communities.
For more than 100 years, the electric utility business model has looked the same – one private, centralized source providing all of its customers’ energy needs.
Graphene, an atom-thick material with extraordinary properties, is a promising candidate for the next generation of dramatically faster, more energy-efficient electro
With this summer’s Massive Open Online Course Energy and the Earth, the University of Wisconsin–Madison plunged into the debate over energy consumption.
July 28, 2015 | by Maija Inveiss After three years of dedication to making our campus greener, intern Miles Tryon-Petith is bidding “Auf Wiedersehen” to the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability. As a top-notch trash auditor, pro-recycler, and overall hard worker, Tryon-Petith will be missed as he heads abroad to Freiburg, Germany, for an international sustainability work …
July 21, 2015 | by Maija Inveiss Friendly faces, delicious snacks, interesting conversation and varying perspectives filled a room as University of Wisconsin–Madison students and staff gathered in the Wisconsin Energy Institute. The group was assembled to discuss content from one of the university’s massive open online courses (MOOCs) in a sustainability discussion group. MOOCs are …
July 21, 2015 | by Maija Inveiss Try to think of a day when you did not use plastic. From your toothpaste tube to a chip bag to a fleece jacket, plastics are everywhere. “You wake up with plastic and you go to bed with plastic,” says UW–Madison School of Human Ecology professor Majid …