Category: People

Badgers Use Sustainability to Empower Women in Costa Rica

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When Maria Castillio, a 2017 graduate of UW–Madison and former Office of Sustainability intern, scored the opportunity to take a Semester at Sea (SAS) in 2015, she built a lasting relationship with Nicol Chinchilla from Costa Rica and Sasha Drumm from Michigan. Together, they created UpTica, which is an organization in Costa Rica that aims …

Office of Sustainability Hires New Student Programs Manager

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Jason Gallup officially started as the new Student Programs Manager for the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability on Dec. 1. On his first day on the job, Gallup was already enthusiastically diving into Madison’s waste stream while touring the Dane County Landfill and Materials Recovery Facility. He will manage the Green Office and Waste and Recycling …