University of Wisconsin–Madison
Summer is the perfect time to go green! Check out these five sustainability tips for the warm season ahead. Eat Seasonally & Locally (& Go Heavy on the Veggies) Show seasonal produce some love! Treat yourself to nutritious vegetables and fruits that benefit your health, while also supporting local Wisconsin farmers and the planet. Find …
This marks a new series of newsletter articles penned by our own Office of Sustainability interns. Our first article is by Carolyn Hamburg, who is a rising senior studying political science and environmental studies with a certificate in education policy. During Summer and Fall 2017, she worked as an Office of Sustainability intern, and will be …
The Office of Sustainability is celebrating the 48th annual Earth Day with a dynamic week of events. And they aren’t doing it alone: several organizations on campus are working together, including the Sustainability Committee of the Associated Students of Madison, the Multicultural Student Center, F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture, Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc., …
Throughout the academic year, Green House Learning Community residents in Leopold Residence Hall take part in seminars, field trips, shared meals, volunteering opportunities, and discussions that focus on the theme of sustainability. When new residents arrive on campus in September, they reap the rewards sown by the previous generation of residents from the GreenHouse garden in …
A plan in progress to accept SNAP benefits at campus dining halls and markets starting in the fall would make UW–Madison the first college in the country to accept food stamps at cafeterias.
A new grant from the USDA will support UW research on the relationships among dairy farm operations, water use and quality, and energy use.
Professor Holly Gibbs leads a team that is creating the world’s first database documenting the soy and cattle industry’s evolution in Brazil and how it relates to deforestation and land management decisions.
Two UW–Madison students embarked on a summer adventure to teach the concepts of climate change and local, sustainable and healthy eating to children visiting Milwaukee’s Urban Ecology Center. They found their efforts, supported by a Wisconsin Open Education Community Fellowship, challenging but critically important to children in an area that is primarily a food desert.
by Jill Sakai An unassuming door off a stairway in Bascom Hall leads to a small courtyard, often overlooked even by the building’s occupants. Thanks to a student effort, there is a new reason for people to find this secret garden. (No, it’s not a Pokémon.) by Jill Sakai An unassuming door off a stairway …
The Office of Sustainability student interns spent a day working at the organic farm near Waunakee, Wisconsin.