This essay, by Lily Smogor, is one of three winners of the 2024 Sustainability Writing Awards hosted by the Office of Sustainability. You can read more about Lily here. The twin mesas rise together at the end …
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Understanding Sustainability Through Privilege and Survival
This essay, by Maisha Islam, is one of three winners of the 2024 Sustainability Writing Awards hosted by the Office of Sustainability. You can read more about Maisha here. The summer of 2022 completely changed how I …
Where Health and Heat Meet
This essay, by Veronica Goveas, is one of three winners of the 2024 Sustainability Writing Awards hosted by the Office of Sustainability. You can read more about Veronica here. I grew up in a village in Wisconsin, …
2024 Sustainability Writing Awards winners explore the intersections of climate, health, and environmental justice
The White Mesa Uranium Mill leaching radioactive waste near the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. The bustling streets of Bangladesh and the quaint, rural villages on the outskirts both deluged with pollution. A health …
Gaffney, Tia
2024 Go Big Read panel offers space for sustainable disability discourse on campus
“The experience of disability is wide, and deep, and sprawling, and can look like a lot of different things … it’s important for us to have that space to share with the community,” said Rebekah …
Ten Great Sustainability Courses to Take at UW–Madison
The sustainability certificate at UW–Madison empowers undergraduate students to address sustainability challenges by integrating knowledge across diverse fields, from business and engineering to public policy and social sciences. This interdisciplinary approach helps students develop a …
Inzalaco, Heather
Herrick, Brad
6 Ways to Use Food Scraps
According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, “edible food waste and scraps are the largest contributors to Wisconsin landfills.” While UW–Madison has set a goal to achieve zero waste on campus by 2040, there …