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Read up on the latest sustainability initiatives, research, and student engagement at UW–Madison.
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- Diving into divestment: panel discussion at UW–Madison probes a tricky topic
Panelists participated in a balanced exchange about the merits and limitations of fossil fuel divestment.
- Project round-up: the students behind Green Fund lighting initiatives
Former UW–Madison students speak about their resistance to climate change through localized lighting projects sponsored by the UW–Madison Green Fund.
- Global Health Symposium celebrates interdisciplinary approaches to climate change and health
“We believe that the health of humans and the planet are interconnected, and we work within and across disciplines to advance health today and ensure well-being for the future.
- How the Word is Passed chosen as UW–Madison’s 2022-23 Go Big Read book
"Smith takes readers on a tour of places we have read about before but shows the people and stories behind them that history has so often left out.”
- Changing climate prompts Wisconsin communities to seek solutions by partnering with the UniverCity Alliance
Communities are coming together to protect themselves from future changes and become more equitable and climate-resilient.
- Ho-Chunk graduate students elevate Native voices in their studies
Their studies are different but their goals are similar: making spaces more inclusive of and receptive to Ho-Chunk and other Native people.
- Wisconsin’s prairies reimagined through new multi-story art exhibit at the Chazen
The artist, Amanda McCavour, hopes the exhibit brings appreciation and awareness of Wisconsin’s prairie restoration movement.
- UW Health joins national Better Climate Challenge
"As a hospital, we are 24/7/365, but that makes us uniquely positioned to find ways to be fast and efficient without compromising patient care."
- APIDA art show: Courage in Community
Revisit APIDA Heritage Month in photos.
- "Who Killed the Truth?" Archon Fung speaks on climate change, COVID, and democracy
“I was trying to find ways of connecting my concerns with the crisis of democracy with concerns about sustainability and in particular the climate."
- Nationwide maps of bird species can help protect biodiversity
Researchers developed maps to help conservation managers focus their efforts where they are most likely to help.
- Professor of environmental justice, Monica White, wins 2022 Carnegie Fellowship
White's research focuses on Black, Indigenous and Latinx community-based food systems that provide food security, sovereignty and social solidarity.
- Resource center keeps bicyclists in motion
The University Bicycle Resource Center Campus teaches repair and maintenance skills that will keep riders on the roads and trails.
- Engineering a sustainable future: four UW-Madison students repair, improve solar heater at Farley Center
“Renewable energy is the future. I think we need to be getting away from fossil fuels – that’s one of things that motivated me a lot.”
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Green Paths: Lori Peppard, Second Harvest Foodbank
Host Eliza Lindley speaks with Lori Peppard, who is a service area representative at Second Harvest Foodbank. From teaching in California to working for the Red Cross, Lori has had a wealth of experiences that have brought her to this stage in her career.
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Featured Event
Wednesdays, 4:30pm-6:00pm, June 1-August 31
Memorial Union
This summer, join the Office of Sustainability for a series of casual gatherings to discuss sustainability on campus, build community, make friends, and brainstorm partnerships. Chats will occur on the Memorial Union Terrace, with a rain location in Der Rathskeller.
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- Grid is good: City and UW–Madison are working to protect birds from collisions with glass
“We’re putting these inanimate objects into the landscape and knowingly killing things. Are there ways to mitigate the bird impact specifically?”Accompanying radio interview here.
- How Madison, Wisconsin, is making itself more resilient to climate change through renewable energy, green infrastructure, and job training
"We like to say that everybody can be working on climate, everybody can be working on sustainability, and we're really living that value here."
- Governor Evers creates Office of Environmental Justice to celebrate Earth Day
The office will "push for environmental policies that ensure every Wisconsinite has clean water to drink and fresh air to breathe."
- Wisconsin-based Organic Valley puts premium on sustainability, carbon-smart farming
Organic Valley has grown to be the nation’s largest farmer-owned organic cooperative and one of the world’s largest organic consumer brands.
- Shifting eating patterns are reducing the climate impact of the American diet
By choosing foods with a smaller carbon footprint, “you can feel empowered that you can reduce your impact in a significant way.”
- UW-Eau Claire opens sustainability resource center
"The center is physical in nature in that people can gather in the space, but it’s also conceptual in that we’ll finally have a designated time and place for sustainability-related creativity."
- Madison School District boosts Indigenous history
The Native American Student Association began exploring ways to honor and acknowledge Indigenous history and students.
- Regulators approve second phase of Alliant Energy's $1.5 billion clean energy plan
The projects in Dodge, Grant, Green, Rock and Waushara counties will have a combined capacity of 414 megawatts, enough to power about 100,000 typical homes.
- Madison to offer food scrap drop-off, composting as part of food waste reduction effort
Wasted food and scraps account for about 20% of the material in Wisconsin landfills, where it generates the greenhouse gas equivalent of nearly 600,000 cars each year.
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For our full jobs list and additional information, click here.
STUDENT
FH King - Farm Director, Division of Student Life
Cheese Project Laboratory Assistant, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
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ENTRY LEVEL
Forestry Special Assistant, City of Madison Streets Division – Madison, WI
Restoration Field Technician, GEI Consultants, Inc. – Green Bay, WI
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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
National Wildlife Federation Graduate Student Research Fellowships
Fellows help to inform and strengthen NWF Education and Engagement programs through dedicated research projects. Monetary fellowship grants are awarded to graduate students working with NWF staff on research that helps to expand the content and development of a variety of efforts across NWF's Education and Engagement programs.
Handshake, Career Services for Undergraduate Students – Campus
Handshake makes it easy for every UW-Madison student to explore career events, connect to jobs and internships, and even schedule on-campus interviews.
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The University of Wisconsin–Madison strives to integrate sustainability into our thriving campus culture, our world-class educational and research enterprises, and our practice of operational excellence.
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