The UW–Madison Office of Sustainability is proud to announce the expansion of the My Green Lab Certification Program. My Green Lab® is a globally recognized organization working to advance sustainability in scientific research. The 2023-2024 UW–Madison program is available to the first 50 laboratories who sign up, with registration closing on August 25th, 2023.
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Campus labs offered opportunity to participate in globally-recognized lab sustainability certification program
UW–Madison campus laboratories can apply to participate in the Lab Certification Program from My Green Lab, a globally recognized leader in laboratory sustainability. The program will be offered for free to the first 10 labs …
Students complete campus zero waste assessment
During the Spring 2021 semester, five UW–Madison students joined the Zero Waste Atlas Fellowship program. Students performed interviews and gathered information from a variety of campus stakeholders to complete its first zero waste assessment. Scoring …
Where Are They Now? Julia Tuttle interviews Suzie Kazar
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 …
Where Are They Now? Nina Delgadillo interviews Breana Nehls
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 …
Where Are They Now? Riley Achtemeier interviews Laura Linde
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 …
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 …
Social 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 …
Resilience Spotlight: Office of Sustainability interns host webinar series to address social justice
The Amplifying BIPOC Voices in Sustainability webinar series was developed to acknowledge systematic exclusion of Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) voices in the sustainability movement.
Office of Sustainability interns launch new podcast
In the face of COVID-19 and the shift to remote work during the summer session, Office of Sustainability (OS) interns had to get creative about engaging the campus community. With Smart Restart approaching in …