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.
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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.
New undergraduate Sustainability Certificate launching
May 14, 2014 | by Jill Sakai A new certificate in sustainability will be available to undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison beginning this fall. The Sustainability Certificate, offered through the Nelson Institute for Environmental …
Climate Quest will use design thinking to develop climate change solutions
May 6, 2014 | by Jill Sakai 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.
Sustainability capstone class reports on current and future campus energy use
May 6, 2014 | by Jill Sakai The first offering of the Sustainability in Practice capstone class culminated in student presentations of research on campus energy use on April 30.