by News Bureau | Aug 3, 2020 | Features, Research, Sustainability
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 Green Manufacturing Economy,” is the result of a...
by Laurie Schlosser | Jul 24, 2020 | Features, Sustainability
A University of Wisconsin Oshkosh professor says American’s addiction to convenience is helping drive the explosion of plastic used in virtually all consumer goods. Melissa Bublitz, associate professor of marketing at UWO and an affiliate with UWO’s...
by Shane Nyman | Jul 22, 2020 | Campus Life, Features, Sustainability
Strength and Courage are on full display at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. That’d be Strength and Courage the peregrine falcons. The two birds—named for the traits many of us have had to summon during the era of the coronavirus—are nested atop the...
by News Bureau | Jun 22, 2020 | Briefs, Sustainability
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Sustainability Institute for Regional Transformations is hosting a virtual panel discussion about plastic pollution. The panel will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, via Zoom. An invite will be made available in the near...
by Laurie Schlosser | Apr 23, 2020 | Campus Life, Features, Fond du Lac Campus, Fox Cities Campus, Headlines, Sustainability
Visitors to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh marvel at the natural beauty evident at its Fond du Lac, Fox Cities and Oshkosh campuses. For the first time, all three UWO school sites have received Tree Campus USA designations from the Arbor Day Foundation for their...
by Shane Nyman | Apr 22, 2020 | Campus Life, Features, Sustainability
There’s reason for concern—and some hope—when considering what the coronavirus crisis can teach us about what needs to be done about our role in climate change. The topic of the pandemic and its intersection with sustainability was the subject of a virtual panel...
