University of Wisconsin–Madison
For several years, a lively group of sustainability staff, faculty, and students has come together in the middle of the fall semester for the UW System Sustainability Conference. During these meetings, participants discuss best practices for sustainability initiatives, muddle over challenges, share successes, and identify opportunities for collaboration. This year, the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability …
Jackie Olson is a junior majoring in Landscape & Urban Studies/Environmental Studies and a future designer of sustainable architecture. She began her internship for the Office of Sustainability in summer 2018 on the Waste & Recycling Team and since then has found herself collaborating on multiple teams such as Green Greeks, Green Office, and the …
Consider your average Monday morning: maybe you pick up a coffee on your way into campus. Later, you swing by College Library to pick up a book, and on your way out the door you take your final sip and then toss your cup in the bin—but which one? Sustainability professionals constantly wrestle with how …
For about two weeks in the middle of May, you can find University Housing Sustainability Coordinator Breana Nehls behind the wheel of an F-250 pickup truck, rumbling through narrow service driveways and parking alongside Move Out collection points at residence halls across campus. At each stop, she hops out to greet her volunteers, inspect their …
Professor Cathy Middlecamp, who serves as Director of Sustainability Education and Research for the Office of Sustainability, accepted the George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education from the American Chemical Society (ACS) at its national meeting in Orlando, March 30 – April 4, 2019. The ACS is the world’s largest scientific society, with over 150,000 …
In our In Case You Missed It series (also known as ICYMI), student interns from the Office of Sustainability offer reflective reports on sustainability-related events and lectures at UW–Madison. The following entry is by Hannah Kasun. In the fields of both agriculture and history, the stories of people of color are often pushed to the …
Jackson Webster is a junior studying Environmental Science with certificates in Computer Science and Engineering for Energy Sustainability. He began his internship with the Office of Sustainability in the summer of 2018 as a member of the Green Office team, which consults with campus offices to provide sustainability resources for UW–Madison employees. Jackson is interested …
Over the past nine months, the Office of Sustainability (OS) has hired several new staff members and student employees to work on a variety of sustainability initiatives and programming at UW–Madison. Learn more about these fine folks below! Ally Burg What is your role at the Office of Sustainability? Currently, I am the Student Programs …
On January 16th, Facilities Planning & Management hosted a Mid-Winter Celebration for the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor and Facility Planning & Delivery. Campus Planning & Landscape Architecture’s Aaron Williams led the charge in “greening” this event, in cooperation with the Office of Sustainability. In addition, Lakeshore Nature Preserve staff Bryn Scriver, Adam Gundlach, …
At UW–Madison, heating and cooling is all about water. Libraries, offices, dorms, dining halls, hospitals, and other campus locations must be kept warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Meanwhile, sensitive spaces like operating rooms and research labs require precise, steady temperatures. None of this would be possible without a constant flow of …