by Katie Herrmann The DeLuca Forum in the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery was buzzing last Thursday as 150 people from academia, industry, non-profits and the community joined to redefine climate solutions at the June 12 …
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In the media: Applying sustainable principles to real world problems
As sustainability becomes more of an actual practice than just a buzzword, the University of Wisconsin’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies this fall will begin to offer a 12-credit Sustainability Certificate to undergraduate students interested …
Recycle your e-waste
Did you know that it takes over a million years for a CD to totally breakdown in a landfill? Recycle your CDs, DVDs, flash drives or cords at Union South, Holt Commons, College Library, the …
Climate Quest Solutions Workshop June 12
The June 12 design-thinking Climate Quest Solutions Workshop will help 20-25 teams in the community-wide climate solutions challenge grow seed ideas into practical, high-impact climate change solutions.
Big 10 Conference, UW–Madison lead in collegiate green energy use
June 9, 2014 | by Sarah Olson The Big 10 Conference was the leading collegiate athletic conference in green energy usage in the 2013-2014 academic year, according to data collected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Mobile game explores campus sustainability
June 3, 2014 | by Jill Sakai Traversing the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus while consulting iPads and smartphones, the students in Cathy Middlecamp’s introductory environmental studies course could have been mistaken for anyone checking social …
Buried fossil soils found to be awash in carbon
Soils that formed on the Earth’s surface thousands of years ago and that are now deeply buried features of vanished landscapes have been found to be rich in carbon, adding a new dimension to our …
Climate Quest will use design thinking to develop climate change solutions
Climate Quest, a community-wide climate solutions challenge, is sponsoring a design-thinking workshop to help applicants grow the seeds of ideas into practical, high-impact climate change solutions.
Envisioning the future of the Yahara Watershed
May 20, 2014 | by Jenny Seifert Working toward sustainability requires weighing complex decisions based on anticipated long-term outcomes. When faced with uncertain future climate conditions, how can cities approach this process in an effective …
Students conduct residence hall trash audit
May 20, 2014 | by Sarah Olson A group of University of Wisconsin–Madison students found in a trash audit this spring 38.7 percent of materials in three residence halls’ trash bins could have been recycled.