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Mittenthal considers course that looks at some of Wisconsin’s invisible environmental hazards

Mittenthal considers course that looks at Wisconsin environmental hazards.

Designs that mimic low-resource settings to help prepare students for obstacles abroad – SUGAR solution

Designs that mimic low-resource settings to help prepare students for obstacles abroad - SUGAR solution

Holton Chair champions work in health and climate change

New Holton Chair in Health and the Environment champions global health and supports Patz' work.

30×30 Nature Challenge

Wisconsin Green Building Alliance (WGBA) invites WI residents to take the 30×30 Nature Challenge during the month of June. Take the 30×30 Nature Challenge to reconnect with nature by pend 30 minutes in nature for 30 days this June! Gain greater understanding of your interaction with nature and the built environment! Where we live, learn, …

Next Generation Transportation for a Sustainable Future

The National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE) is hosting a summit entitled Next Generation Transportation for a Sustainable Future. The summit is hosted by the National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE), a U.S. Department of Transportation-funded transportation research consortium. UW-Madison serves as the lead institution of CFIRE …

One step closer to biodegradable gadgets. We can now make computer chips out of wood

One step closer to biodegradable gadgets. We can now make computer chips out of wood

UW-Madison’s WVDL at the front line in responding to and helping in the fight against avian flu

UW-Madison's WVDL at the front line in responding to and helping in the fight against avian flu

GHI opportunity for development director

We're hiring! GHI opportunity for development director

Museum of Environmental Sciences: Partnership with Guadalajara Mexico

Eduardo Santana-Castellon, co-founder of the Intermunicipal Environmental Agency for the Integrated Management of the Ayuquilia River Watershed, will be sharing his novel and ambitious project design for an environmental science museum in Mexico. This museum’s main goal is to provide environmental awareness and showcase how cities depend on nature to survive by discussing urban community …

Livable Cities Seminar: Global Urbanization and Sustainability

Peter Marcotullio is a professor of geography and director of the City University of New York Institute for Sustainable Cities. He will discuss how cities can be part of the solution to global sustainability challenges. CISC merges the science of sustainability with innovative public programming, examining how cities can proactively respond to environmental change. The …