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Partnering Towards a Renewable Future  

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One of UW–Madison’s five institutional sustainability goals, first announced by Chancellor Mnookin in February 2024, is to reach net-zero emissions by 2048. Campus leadership set an interim target of 100% renewable electricity by 2030 as an important step on the path to this ambitious goal.   Through a strategy that includes working with electric utilities, supporting …

Embracing the Career Squiggle: From Environmental Sciences at UW–Madison to Environmental Specialist at Alliant Energy

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In our “Where Are They Now?” series, current student interns interview former students about their experience at the Office of Sustainability (OS), particularly how that experience has helped them since graduation. In the following entry, Brynne Hill relates her conversation with Mackenzie Thelen, a student who was involved in research within the OS. Mackenzie Thelen, …