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China Sustainable Urban Design Workshop underway

UW–Madison faculty, staff, and students are in China this week leading a workshop and business delegation focused on designing sustainable urban environments. UW–Madison faculty, staff, and students are in China this week leading a workshop and business delegation focused on designing sustainable urban environments.

Designing solutions to mitigate climate change

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 Climate Quest Solutions Workshop. by Katie Herrmann The DeLuca Forum in the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery was buzzing last Thursday …

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 in how decisions today impact our collective tomorrow. 

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 SERF and more. Click here to find a full list of e-waste recycling locations. Have recycling questions? Get them answer …

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. 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. June 9, 2014 | by Sarah Olson The Big 10 Conference was the leading collegiate athletic conference in green energy usage …

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 media en route to class. June 3, 2014 | by Jill Sakai Traversing the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus while consulting …

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 planet’s carbon cycle.

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 and organized way? May 20, 2014 | by Jenny Seifert Working toward sustainability requires weighing complex decisions based on anticipated …