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Tagged: Environmental Sustainability
Wisconsin’s academic R&D footprint includes energy and sustainability – In Business Madison
As universities and colleges nationwide prepare for what could be a major competition for federal research dollars, partnerships that set themselves apart from the pack may stand the best chance to emerge on top.In...
Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: No cubby holes in ‘Sustainable Voices’ concert in Green Bay
An important word in the stack is “University.” This was a concert of learning and exploration and consideration and… and… musical notes put together in ways that never hit the Billboard Top 10. The...
UW-Green Bay utilizing new composter to pull hundreds of pounds of waste from landfills
Students are using the composter to keep hundreds of pounds of food waste out of landfills and combining it with woodchips which is ten made into fertilizer for gardens around campus. At some point,...
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay reduces food waste with new composter
The college is collecting food waste from dining halls across campus and creating fertilizer by combining it with wood chips to be used in landscaping across campus. Source: University of Wisconsin Green Bay Reduces Food...
UW-Green Bay new campus composter diverts thousands of pounds of food waste from landfills
“We’ve put about 15,000 pounds of food waste into it already, considering, that’s a lot. We’re averaging about 400 pounds of food waste per day that’s going in there,” said Grant Winslow, associate director...
Cellcom funds local environmental initiatives through Green Gifts
The Lower Fox River Watershed Monitoring Program received a Green Gift in the amount of $2,012 to support monitoring activities of the Fox River watershed. The project engages high school and middle school students...
Assistant Professor Michael Holly funded to help predict groundwater contamination
The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin (FWC) awarded $122,000 to Assistant Professor Michael Holly (Environmental Science, Water Science) to lead a working group to investigate the environmental transport of PFAS. Research completed by the Sustainable...
Reminder: Part Two of Our Common CAHSS: Beyond Sustainability Speaker Series
Reminder, part two of the Common CAHSS: Beyond Sustainability Speaker Series is Thursday, Oct. 22, from 4 to 5 p.m. streamed live here. In this week’s installation, the Civil Rights Movement Meets the Environmental Movement...
Reminder: Join 700 others in taking the 2018-19 sustainability pledge
The UW-Green Bay Sustainability Committee has created the following pledge for individuals to complete as we head into another school year. By thoughtfully considering each of the items in this pledge, we hope that...
