When junior Hannah Stahmann arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she was looking for community. As she navigated various campus fairs, tabling events on Library Mall, and the Office of Sustainability’s annual Sustain-a-Bash event, she …
Andrea Hicks
UW–Madison earns second Silver rating in campus sustainability assessment
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has completed its second comprehensive sustainability report through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS), which is administered by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). …
Hicks wins 2021 Laudise Medal
UW–Madison engineering alum helps to light the way for renewable energy
Josh Cook, UW–Madison Geological Engineering class of 2015, became interested in renewable energy while participating in a summer intensive Mandarin language program in China. He lived in Tianjin, a city of over 15 million people, …
Andrea Hicks named interim director of Sustainability Education and Research for the Office of Sustainability
Nelson Institute affiliate and assistant professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Andrea Hicks has joined the Office of Sustainability as the interim Director of Sustainability Education and Research, following the retirement of the previous director …
The Royal Flush: Sending less water and money down the drain
In 2017, University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student Johnny Uelmen applied for the Green Fund—a program of the Office of Sustainability that awards money to student-developed projects that reduce the environmental impact and operating costs of …