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UW–Madison students join Zero Waste Atlas Fellowship
This spring, five UW–Madison students joined the Zero Waste Atlas Fellowship. The Zero Waste Atlas is a new scoring system and benchmarking tool to assess a university’s capacity to achieve its zero waste goals. Fellows …
April 14, 2021Post-Landfill Action Network membership offers benefits for UW–Madison community
The Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN) “aids college students, as well as campus faculty and staff, in tackling unsustainable infrastructure on their campuses. To do this … [they] provide digital and in-person support via leadership trainings, …
April 14, 2021Earth Week 2021 gathers students, partners to celebrate sustainability in all forms
The Office of Sustainability, in partnership with over 18 student orgs, departments, and campus offices, will host its fourth annual Earth Week events from April 18-23, 2021. The events are free and open to all …
April 13, 2021Social Sustainability Coalition highlights Black leaders in environmentalism
During Black History Month, Social Sustainability Coalition members created a social media campaign to highlight prominent Black leaders in the field of environmentalism and sustainability. These leaders and their contributions were featured on the Office …
March 23, 2021Where Are They Now? Hannah Kasun interviews Elisa Guerrero
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 …
March 22, 2021New UW–Madison campus sustainability map goes live
The new UW–Madison campus sustainability map enables viewers to explore sustainability initiatives from the comfort of their computer. The map, which was built using Google Maps, includes over 300 features organized across ten layers. The …
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