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Posts tagged with 'Sustainability & Environmental Studies':

Anika Whittington brings free, sustainable products to the campus food pantry for the second year in a row thanks to a Green Fund grant. Sustainability within reach Posted 8 a.m. Friday, April 19, 2024 UWL student provides free, sustainable products for campus thanks to Green Fund grant Read more about Sustainability within reach Pollard’s dedication and contributions surrounding sustainability earned them the 2024 Prairie Springs Student Excellence Award. Sustaining impact Posted noon Thursday, March 21, 2024 Blythe Pollard receives Prairie Springs Student Excellence Award Read more about Sustaining impact Grace Lopez Johnson, UWL director of sustainability for the UWL Student Association, shares her experience finding a sense of belonging through her sustainability role on campus during the Board of Regents meeting Dec. 8 in Madison. Lopez Johnson is a political science major with environmental studies and professional and technical writing minors.   From struggling student to sustainability advocate Posted 9:07 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 Grace Lopez Johnson shares her inspiring journey to find a sense of belonging through sustainability leadership  Read more about From struggling student to sustainability advocate Members of the CTA taking a La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility bus to tour public transportation facilities, March 2023. Credit Susan Gaeddert. Bridging policy and people Posted 2:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 UWL-hosted community collaboration to learn about policy becomes statewide model   Read more about Bridging policy and people A La Crosse MTU bus makes a stop downtown at Grand River Station.  PHOTO CREDIT: Susan Gaeddert New way forward Posted 3:53 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, 2022 Collaboration on community transportation course set Read more about New way forward UWL senior biology major Bella Anderson received a 2022 Prairie Springs Environmental Leadership Award for her research into how La Crosse's bluffs have changed through the decades. ‘Sustainability efforts truly matter’ Posted 3 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2022 Bella Anderson wins Prairie Springs Award for bluff research Read more about ‘Sustainability efforts truly matter’ The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin is granting UW-La Crosse $88,600 in 2022 to develop water-based courses and a river adventure camp for students considering college. Statewide grants Posted 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2022 UWL receives $88,600 from Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin to train next generation of water scientists Read more about Statewide grants Jade Wahlgren, a senior majoring in archaeological studies, has received the inaugural Prairie Springs Environmental Leadership Award for students. The award recognizes a UWL student who is taking environmental action in the community and inspiring others to do the same. Promoting environmental justice Posted 9:39 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 Wahlgren wins inaugural Prairie Springs Environmental Leadership Award for students Read more about Promoting environmental justice UWL's Environmental Studies Program uses field trips — like this 2017 trip to the La Crosse River Marsh — to highlight the fundamental connections between human and nature. The program has seen a roughly 50% increase in enrollment over the past five years. Embracing the environment Posted 8:53 a.m. Monday, April 12, 2021 Environmental Studies minor attracts students of all majors Read more about Embracing the environment UW-La Crosse senior Elyse Weber enjoyed painting in the outdoors earlier in October in rural La Crosse County when the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration opened the gate to 200 acres in Saint Joseph. The visit, along with others from UWL faculty and students, initiated future classes on the land, opening a new collaboration between the university and FSPA. Country class Posted 10:14 a.m. Monday, Aug. 16, 2021 Students head to rural La Crosse County for COVID safe haven Read more about Country class

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