Tag Sustainability

Celebrating sustainability during Homecoming

October 22, 2012

Homecoming Week 2012 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison kicked off Sunday with a campus cleanup event - a fitting opening for a week filled with sustainability-themed activities.

Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery receives innovative green building award

October 18, 2012

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been chosen for a top sustainability award for the innovative and sustainable design of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building.

UW-led project will help growers and processors show sustainable production

October 12, 2012

UW-Madison researchers are leading a new $2.1 million, USDA-funded project designed to help vegetable producers and processors get rewarded in the marketplace for producing their products in a sustainable manner.

Recycling challenge at Camp Randall for Oct. 6 game

October 3, 2012

At the Big Ten home opener this weekend against Illinois, Badger fans can help Bucky compete.

Movers encouraged to donate, recycle, dispose of unwanted items responsibly

August 6, 2012

It's a time when one person's refuse may be another's gold.

Sustainability engineers fill key industry needs

July 16, 2012

Patrick Eagan likes to look at sustainability as an opportunity for engineers to become leaders in green development. Today, sustainability is no longer just a concept but a global imperative —and as human impact on the earth increases, changes are needed to keep the planet healthy. To address demand, Eagan, a UW–Madison professor of engineering professional development, worked on a team of professionals who created the new online master of engineering in sustainable systems engineering (SSE) degree at UW–Madison.

New composting option on campus

May 29, 2012

Commuters to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus now have a new site to drop off compostable food waste from home or office.

Office of Sustainability launches at UW–Madison

March 7, 2012

The UW–Madison Office of Sustainability, which grew out of the campuswide Sustainability Initiative, will officially launch on Friday, March 9, with an event at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.

Student sustainability competition a springboard for local development, global solutions

February 15, 2012

The contest is in its fourth year and open to all UW–Madison undergraduate and graduate students. Previously known as the Climate Leadership Challenge, the competition has been renamed the Global Stewards Sustainability Prize to reflect a broader focus on real-world solutions to sustainability.

Groups partner to reduce waste during August move-out

August 9, 2011

In collaboration with St. Vincent de Paul and Dumpster Diving Revolution, Student United Way has designated numerous areas for University of Wisconsin–Madison students moving in and out of apartments to donate unwanted items to local community organizations.

Benson appointed sustainability research and education director

July 7, 2011

Craig H. Benson, Wisconsin Distinguished Professor of geological engineering and civil and environmental engineering, has been named the first director for sustainability research and education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

New GreenHouse for sustainability nurtures community

November 15, 2010

Though enticing, the food spread across the tables is only part of the point of this meal. The two dozen students at this Global Food for Thought dinner are here to feed their minds as well as their stomachs.