Environment
From the shores of Lake Superior and Lake Michigan to the bluffs of La Crosse, the UW System is helping to preserve and enrich the environment and abundant natural resources of our great state. Increasing energy efficiency, purifying the Great Lakes and creating habitats for endangered animals are just a few examples of the environmental goals our institutions are working toward.
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Sustainability efforts win UW-Whitewater national recognition
November 17, 2020
The U.S. Department of Education has named the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater a Green Ribbon School, one of only five colleges nationwide to be so designated in 2020. The award is based on […]
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UW-Green Bay science faculty go the extra distance to provide high-impact practices during Covid-19
November 13, 2020
UW-Green Bay professors and instructors, including John Luczaj (Geoscience, Water Science) is accommodating field trips this season for Natural and Applied Sciences, transforming existing and new trips into virtual interactive […]
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UW-Eau Claire senior is first-known student to curate outside exhibition at Foster Gallery
November 10, 2020
Caleb Carr grew up on a southwest Wisconsin farm and, from a young age, understood the importance of natural resources and the environment in his family’s rural lifestyle. The University […]
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UW-Whitewater poet, professor Marilyn Annucci on living in the moment
September 11, 2020
Award-winning poet Marilyn Annucci brings us into the moment — bringing to life vivid details of memories — and encouraging us to pause to see the things we might otherwise […]
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UW-Platteville student volunteers help bring learning outside
August 19, 2020
As the University of Wisconsin-Platteville welcomes students back to campus this week, faculty and staff are rethinking concepts of traditional learning space and bringing classrooms outside. Earlier this week, a […]
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UW System schools collaborate on green-energy study
August 18, 2020
Three University of Wisconsin System schools collaborated on a study to identify ways for state manufacturers to develop more products for green-energy technologies. A report released last month, “Advancing Wisconsin’s […]
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UW-Superior’s Rios Mendoza, colleagues awarded over $40,000 to study microplastics
August 10, 2020
University of Wisconsin-Superior associate professor of chemistry Dr. Lorena Rios Mendoza, along with colleagues from UW-Eau Claire, UW-Madison and the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, have been awarded a grant by […]
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Renewed funding fuels UW-Milwaukee study of sustainable nanotechnology
July 15, 2020
Nanoparticles are tiny bits of material – smaller than a blood cell – that are manufactured and integrated into a multitude of commercial products because of their unique properties. Nanomaterials […]
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UW-Stevens Point certified as Bee Campus USA
July 7, 2020
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is taking part in a nationwide program to improve environments and awareness of threatened bee and pollinator species. Certified as a Bee Campus USA, UW-Stevens […]
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Teaching from afar: UW-La Crosse finds creative ways to engage students remotely
May 8, 2020
Masks made from paper bags. Outreach to local nonprofits. Remote connections to cutting-edge software. This is how some UW-La Crosse faculty are engaging their students in remote or online formats […]
