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  3. May 2024

May 2024

The Storytelling Side of Science

Posted on May 16, 2024

Surrounded by mangoes, Nyal Mueenuddin remembers his childhood as fun, sweet, and sticky.

Posted in Alumni, diversity, May 2024, News

Watershed Management and Words of Motivation

Posted on May 13, 2024

If you asked Ken Genskow for advice on watershed planning and management, he would tell you to always anticipate change.

Posted in May 2024, News, Water Resources Management

Sustaining Students to Sustain the Environment

Posted on May 10, 2024

If you were on campus last fall you likely received this email asking you to participate in a campuswide sustainability survey.

Posted in Environment and Resources, May 2024, News, Students

The Highs, Lows, and Woahs of Earth Fest 2024

Posted on May 9, 2024

If you were on the UW–Madison campus April 19–26, you probably noticed that every person you passed was on their way to an Earth Fest event.

Posted in May 2024, News

A Round of Applause and Awards

Posted on May 8, 2024

As the spring semester comes to a close, so does a semester’s worth of academic awards.

Posted in May 2024, News

Welcome to Your (Urban) Planning Future

Posted on May 1, 2024

Municipal experiences enhance Shealynn Wegner’s academic experiences.

Posted in May 2024

Water and Weather in Rural Wisconsin

Posted on May 1, 2024

UW’s Rural Partnerships Institute announces new projects focused on rural Wisconsin.

Posted in May 2024

New Faculty on the RISE

Posted on May 1, 2024

Environmental sustainability is the next focus of RISE.

Posted in May 2024

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