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2023 Newsletters
2022 Newsletters
December 21: Bird Bear retires; senior class gift; Midwest Climate Summit
November 30: electric mowers; conflicting climate actions; UW System Sustainability meeting
September 28: Progress after dismay; Sustain-a-Bash; UW–Madison Sustainability Symposium
August 24: New climate law; Office of Sustainability annual report; back to school shopping
July 22: Supreme Court decisions, carbon-negative cement, SustainUW Podcast with Dr. Barbara Hendrie
May 24: State of Sustainability report, divestment panel discussion, summer sustainability chats
April 18: Earth Week begins, senior class gift, new UW solar project
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2021 Newsletters
2020 Newsletters
October 21: Fair Trade University; Arboretum Solar; New Sustainability Expertise
September 22: Sustainability Advisory Council; Amplifying BIPOC voices; Highlights from 2o19-2020
August 28: New Podcast; Chancellor Blank on Smart Restart; Where Are They Now
July 21: Addressing Racial Inequities; Upcycling Plastic; New Interim UW System Director
June 22: When Will We Get It?; NOAA Renews Partnership with UW–Madison; Alliant Energy Solar
May 21: Celebrating Earth Week, From a Distance; Earth’s Bright Future
April 16: Earth Week; Saving the Oceans; Coronavirus and Urban Ag
March 26: COVID-19 Feature; Women in Sustainability; Nelson Earth Day Moves Online
March 4: TWU Collaboration; Our Shared Future expands; Sustainable Salting Practices
February 5: Student Intern Certifications; New Weather Norms; Black History Month
January 9: Bushfires in Australia; UW Seed to Kitchen Project; UN Climate Talks
2019 Newsletters
October 10: STARS Silver Rating, Public History Project, PFAS in Wisconsin
September 20: Follow the STARS, Green Roofs, Ho-Chunk History
August 29: Cardboard Compactor; Health Risks of CO2; Faith in Action
August 2: The Royal Flush; #MeToo in Science; Cheap Solar Energy
July 8: Reach for the STARS; Sustainable Nursing; Pride and Stonewall; Did We #RecycleRight?
June 13: University Housing Sustainability Coordinator; Native Nations_UW Summit; Community Gardens
April 11: Earth Week; Mental Health Services; Drinking Water Study
February 13: Charter Street Heating & Cooling Plant; Black History Month; Sustainable Valentine’s Day
2018 Newsletters
FALL 2018
November 28: #RecycleRight; Green Greeks; ICYMI
November 5: Journey of Compost; AASHE 2018; Green Changes at Wisconsin Campuses
October 9: Sustain-A-Bash; Great Lakes Initiative; Wisconsin Science Festival
SUMMER 2018
July 24: Compost Stewards; Where does water go?; UW-Madison Climate Change Study
June 12: New Interns; Sustainable Summer; Algae Blooms
May 22: Zero Waste Pilot; Climate Change Negotiations; Intern Report from Copenhagen
SPRING 2018
May 1: Earth Week 2018 Recap; Volunteer at Sustainable Move Out; Silent Spring
April 10: Earth Week; Native Bee Habitats in Urban Areas; Cow Carbon Footprints
February 20: Sustainable Commuting; CEES Students, CLEAN Student Organization
January 30: New Green Fund Projects; Center for Climatic Research; Greening Plastic
January 9: Salt Brining; The Worth of Water; UW–Madison professor led fight to ban pesticide DDT
2017 Newsletters
FALL 2017
December 12: Artist Nina Elder; New Student Programs Manager; Heather Swan on Bees
October 31: Waste & Recycling Interns; 5 Ways to Have A Greener Winter; AASHE 2017
October 10: Sustainable Cleaning; Green Office Team; ASM Sustainability Committee Chair
September 19: Sustain-A-Bash; Green Fund Proposals ; Badger Bioneers
SUMMER 2017
August 15: New Communications Director; Clean Technology Forum; Campus Historian
June 27: Welcome to student interns; Energy-generating flooring; Student sustainability committee
June 6: Student project promotes food access; Move Out 2017; New Green Fund Program manager
SPRING 2017
April 25: Green Fund project; Move-out volunteering; Day of Service
April 11: First green offices; Climate change symposium; Bucky’s Award
March 28: Fall sustainability classes; Waste to art; Symposium smorgasbord
March 14: Energy master’s; Car-free vacations; Spring break recharge
February 28: Amazon deforestation; Aldo Leopold weekend; Dairy-energy-water links
February 14: Green Office program; Composting; Water pollution laws
January 31: Earth Day registration; Conscious capitalism; Leopold’s legacy
January 17: SustainUW internships; Badger Volunteers; Sustainable manufacturing
2016 Newsletters
FALL 2016
December 6: New Green Fund; Online shopping; Yahara videos
November 22: Buying happiness; WESC winners; Winter biking
November 8: Spring sustainability courses; Sustainability & elections; Energy Hub 2016
October 25: Green therapy; Underfoot energy; Diversity Forum
October 18: Urban eating, healthy eating; New county hiking lands; Wellness Symposium
October 11: National spotlight on move-out; Campus democracy challenge; Rare bees
October 4: UW System sustainability; Mindful police; Past 400 ppm
September 27: Badger Bioneers; Poverty recognition; Milwaukee composting
September 20: Sustain-a-bash; #DearUWMadison; Elvey leaving
September 13: Laura’s legacy; Energy Institute director; Forest resilience
September 6: Fall Badger Volunteers; Farm to Table; New WI Idea series
SUMMER 2016
August 30: Sustainability welcome; Ride the bus; Campus farmers’ market
August 23: Building community; Move-in; Backup plans
August 9: Moving Days; Primary election; Cultural competency
July 26: New Bascom garden; Shared Solar; Meat taxes
July 12: Smart moves; Preserving the Preserve; LED Paradox
June 28: Meet the interns; What is ‘local’ food?; Teaching sustainability
June 14: Sustainable soirees; Paper v. plastic; #StoptheSpiny
May 31: Food waste cookbook; Harvest Handouts; Top city for biking
SPRING 2016
May 17: Learning through lighting; Summer Badger Volunteers; Res hall recycling
May 10: Receipt redux award; Finals tips; Community gardens
May 3: Former intern wins Udall; Res hall donations; “Evicted”
April 26: New dish at Ginger Root; Help moveout recycling; Day of Service
April 19: Earth Day Conference; New co-director; Farmers’ market guide
April 12: Earth Week; Undergrad Symposium; Market moves outside
April 5: Voting day; Fall courses; Wood microchips
March 29: Res hall waste; Tenure in spotlight; Criminal justice reform
March 22: Improve your well-being; Safe biking; Global Health Symposium
March 15: Voting prep; Tenure vote; Climate change symposium
March 8: All about energy; Banning bag bans; Climate + mind
March 1: Clothes swap; Race & environment; Election effects
February 23: E-waste to jobs; Diversity talks; Changing prairies
February 16: ‘Power’ walking; Organic ag; Bæredygtighed
February 9: Inclusive workplaces; Bike winter; No more CFLs
February 2: Solar textiles; Workplace racism; Campus pantry
January 26: UniverCity; Stuff swap; Pollinator protection
January 19: Earth Day Conference; Badger Volunteers; College affordability
January 12: Community capstone; Green Teams workshop; Perennial biomass
January 5: Sustainable resolutions; Debt-free college; Green Madison celebration
2015 Newsletters
FALL 2015
December 15: Year in review; Flavorful produce; Paris climate agreement
December 8: Conscious capitalist; Food policy change; Winter biking
December 1: Paris climate talks; Green Fund cut; Holiday decorating
November 24: Rhodes Scholar; Sustainable Thanksgiving; UN climate talks
November 17: Our Waters, Our Future; Ex-inmate health; Poverty, Inc.
November 10: Designing natural spaces; Energy Hub; Lignin vision
November 3: Spring classes; Badger Bioneers; How stress makes you sick
October 27: National award win; Tales from Planet Earth; Best ways to get to work
October 20: #SustainableBadgers; Climate change and health; Defining a sustainable diet
October 13: Sustainability in Madison; F.H. King Harvest Fest; Day Without Cars
October 6: Students present at PLAN conference; 2015 Energy Summit; Geothermal energy in WI
September 29: Reducing campus receipts; Green Fund; Avoid the flu
September 15: Campus master plan; Sustain-A-Bash; Water-splitting catalyst
September 1: Sustainability Welcome; Fall for Badger Volunteers; Union South farmers’ market
SUMMER 2015
August 25: Fewer biking deaths; Local food conference; Pesticide-free cranberries
August 18: Colombian carbon reduction; 100K donation mark; Focus on coal
August 11: Moving Days underway; Ethiopian electricity; Urban horticulture
August 4: Beach forecasts; Solar textiles; Green Madison launch
July 28: Moving Days; Farewell to a friend; Community through Cooking
July 21: Sort by Number plastic; Energy discussion groups; Lower-carbon transit
June 14: New garden curators, UW Night Out,Workplace well-being
July 7: 2015 Energy Summit; New organic ag chair; Sweet biomass products
June 30: Our 30×30; Latino Earth Partnership; Gaylord Nelson’s legacy
June 23: Energy innovation; Campus wildlife; Scott Walker’s environmental legacy
June 16: Energy cost of water; Help Lake Mendota; Beestock
June 9: Nature Challenge; Water lab open house; Bioneer nominations
June 2: Budget news; Biodegradable computer chips; Madison Bike Week
May 26: Campus as a research canvas; 30×30 Nature Challenge; Sustainable transportation
May 19: Get outside; Energy MOOC; Sharefest
SPRING 2015
May 12: Learning through eating; Master plan input; Commencement
May 5: Styrofoam legacy; Housing move-out; Water@UW-Madison
April 28: Housing move-out; Campus Kitchen; Sustainability Challenge winners
April 21: Energy diary app; Spring biking tips; Optimizing ecology
April 14: ABCs of Waste; Earth Week roundup; Green Fund update
April 7: Fall courses; Skill Share Fair; Cooking without waste
March 31: Campus without crowds; Sustainable clothing; Natural egg dyes
March 24: Pre-break tips; Ginger Root footprint; Res hall savings
March 17: Great Lakes MOOC; Science Expeditions; B-cycles are back
March 10: Seeking skills; Yogurt waste; Urban food insecurity
March 3: Conserve 24/7; Climate Quest winner; Forum photo gallery
February 24: Campus efficiencies; Waste in its place; Weather and climate
February 17: Wisconservation; Campus commuting; Last chance forum registration
February 10: Forum registration; Blank budget address; Flexible degrees
February 3: Budget cuts; Climate Quest Finale; Forum registration
January 27: Climate Quest Finale; Badger Volunteers; Soy Moratorium
January 20: TOPICS; Climate policy; Climate Quest viewing
January 13: SIRE awards; MOOC discussion groups; Student leader position
January 6: Athletics recycling; Science of resolutions; Internships
2014 Newsletters
FALL 2014
December 16: Year in review; CURB magazine; Winter solstice
December 9: Sustainability MOOCs; Stress management; SIRE deadline
December 2: Campus Kitchen; Recycling survey; Buying local
November 25: Green Fund revisited; Sustainable Thanksgiving; Winter biking
November 18: Climate Quest Finale set; Historic carbon cuts; Trash Auditing 101
November 11: Forum Save the Date; Energy conservation masters; Taste of Energy
November 4: Spring courses; Voting day; Anthropocene Slam
October 28: Edible Landscapes; SIRE proposals; TEDx UW–Madison
October 21: Certificate community engagement; Energy Summit; Thank Your Farmer
October 14: Sustainable Homecoming; Wisconsin Science Festival; Edge Effects blog
October 7: Game Day Challenge; MGE rate proposal; Walk the Walk
September 30: Climate Quest finalists; Bill Cronon honored; Ignite Madison
September 23: UW System Sustainability; Concept Pitch videos; Badger Bioneers
September 16: Climate Quest Concept Pitch; Sustain-A-Bash; UN Climate Summit
September 9: Campus farmers’ market; Camp Randall follow-up; SIRE-REU awards
September 2: Camp Randall zero-waste, Party on the Path; Email tyranny
- Broken link: Taking the trash out of Camp Randall
SUMMER 2014
August 26: Wisconsin Welcome; Certificate application; Ice Bucket Challenge
August 19: Energy Summit; D2P winners; Bottle blooms
August 12: Harvest Handouts; Donate & Take; Water woes
August 5: Moving waste; Leopold LEED Gold; Keystone XL analysis
July 29: Badger Volunteers; State Fair; Social media and mood
July 22: Trash diggers; Clean Lakes Festival; Tackling industrial waste
July 15: Moving Days ahead; Food scraps to energy; Farmers’ market impacts
July 8: Memorial Union sustainability; Academic building trash audits; Yahara Lakes 101
July 1: Going green globally; New environmental MOOCs; Minimalist living
June 24: Micro cars; Locavore Week; Green City Freiburg
June 17: China Workshop underway; New engineering institute; Climate Quest workshop
June 10: Climate Quest workshop; Big 10 green energy Aquaponics
June 3: Mobile game; EPA rules; Pit mining forum
SPRING 2014
May 27: Green building; Certificate applications; Climate research
May 20: Yahara 2070; WEI earns LEED gold; ShareFest
May 13: Sustainability Certificate; Jon Huntsman on climate change; Divestment debate
May 6: Climate Solutions workshop; Move-out recycling; Receipt survey results
April 29: Styrocycle wins; SIRE awards; Grainger cliffhangers
April 22: Styrocycle; Receipt reduction; Bucky’s Clean Up
April 15: Earth Week; Final Lunch HOUR; China registration
April 8: Climate Quest; Udall scholarship; Undergrad Symposium
April 1: Climate competition mixer; China workshop abstracts; Earth Day conference
March 25: Undergrad research; Cooler computers; Downtown walkability
March 18: Climate Change Challenge; Wisconsin fish; Bangladeshi worker safety
March 11: E-waste; Urban sustainability in China; Re-designing cities
March 4: Green Fund; Electricity savings; SIRE workshop
February 25: Campus Conservation Nationals; Rec Sports Master Plan; Lunch HOUR
February 18: Campus environmental contests; SIRE grant program; Last chance for forum registration
February 11: Forum now free; Charter Street plant; Arboretum science
February 4: RecycleMania; Innovation Days; Bike to Work
January 28: Forum registration open; Undergrad research; Weston Roundtable
January 21: Sustainability Forum; RecycleMania; Public service fair
2013 Newsletters
FALL 2013
October 15, 2013
September 3, 2013
SUMMER 2013
Student Newsletter
Community Newsletter
SPRING 2013
Student Newsletter
Community Newsletter
2012 Newsletters
Student Newsletter
Community Newsletter