Tag: Paul Robbins

Fourth-annual Sustainability Symposium highlights links between sustainability and health

The fourth-annual Sustainability Symposium opened with Paul Robbins, Dean of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, crediting students for the strides UW–Madison has made in sustainability, saying it was because they “would not leave this alone.”  He noted that alongside the university’s net-zero goal, zero waste commitment, and RISE–EARTH initiative, UW–Madison recently earned its first …

Sustainability Research Hub One Year Later: Expanding Cross-Campus Collaboration 

In February 2024, UW–Madison Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin announced an ambitious set of environmental goals for campus. While several of these efforts focused on facilities and infrastructure, they also prioritized the teaching and research mission of the university. From there, the Sustainability Research Hub was born. A little over a year later, the team is …

New Sustainable Visitor and Education Center to Transform Picnic Point, Lakeshore Nature Preserve