Sustainability News
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News, articles, features, and more covering all aspects of sustainability.
Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) membership offers benefits for UW–Madison community.
UW–Madison is a Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) member until September 30th, 2023. All UW–Madison students, staff, and faculty are eligible to take advantage of the campus membership offerings. Anyone with a valid “@wisc.edu” email …
“To instill the spirit of conservation”: A decade with the Office of Sustainability
On the Office of Sustainability’s 11th birthday, looking back to the first decade—and forward to the next. By Marek Makowski Fifteen years ago, the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus was covered in statistics about recycled tons …
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Resilience Commitment
Spotlights and updates on the UW–Madison Resilience Commitment.
Resilience Spotlight: Class-led workshop brings together students and experts to discuss sustainable transportation
Students in Associate Professor Carey McAndrews’ “Climate Action Planning: Sustainable Transportation” class held a workshop that brought together experts to discuss the future of transportation infrastructure on campus and in the City of Madison. The …
Resilience Spotlight: Applying advanced climate models to future-proof building specification
Today’s building specifications are designed for local weather conditions based on historical data. As future weather conditions vary significantly from historic trends due to human-induced climate change, building specifications must be recalibrated away from the …
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Student Voices in Sustainability
Hear from future leaders in the field of sustainability!
Where are they now? Nina Delgadillo interviews Morgan Barlin
In our “Where Are They Now?” series, current student interns interview former interns about their experience at the Office of Sustainability, and in particular how that experience has helped them since graduation. In the following …
Where are they now? Narayani Varanasi interviews Cora Klemme
In our “Where Are They Now?” series, current student interns interview former interns about their experience at the Office of Sustainability, and in particular how that experience has helped them since graduation. In the following …
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Sustainability Events
- March
- March 3136th GAFIS Symposium “Living the Land: Global and Local (Trans)Formations”36th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Symposium2:00 PM, 235 Pyle Center
- March 31
- April
- April 136th GAFIS Symposium “Living the Land: Global and Local (Trans)Formations”36th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Symposium8:00 AM, 235, 335, Pyle Center
- April 1Fishing Education Instructor Certification9:00 AM, Upham Woods: N194 County Rd N, Wisconsin Dells 53913
- April 1Ecological Restoration Work PartyArboretum Wingra Oak Savanna9:00 AM, Meet at Arbor Dr parking lot (off Monroe St), UW–Madison Arboretum
- April 2
- April 2Lichens of the UW Lakeshore Nature Preserve1:30 PM, Picnic Point entrance kiosk, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000 University Bay Drive, Madison WI 53705
- April 3
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