Category: Community Partner

Wisconsin School of Business students learn from City of Madison’s sustainable plans

With support from UniverCity Alliance, Professor Yongheng Deng’s Urban and Regional Economics course partnered with the City of Madison during Fall 2022. Students will present their findings at a poster session on Dec. 14.

How Will Milwaukee Mitigate the Danger of Future Heat Waves?

Milwaukee Magazine | Anna Marie Zorn | Sept. 15, 2022

Madison, Milwaukee study new approach to prepare communities for intense heat

Three University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate students are working with climatologist Larry Kalkstein on a new tool that would alert communities to dangerous heat levels.

Green County tracks influence of UniverCity Year partnership

Two years after Green County’s partnership with UniverCity Year ended, local leaders gathered to map the “ripple effects” in the community.

City of Madison sustainability a focus of WSB real estate class

With support from UniverCity Alliance, Professor Yongheng Deng partnered with the City of Madison to localize sustainability issues.

Local to global: Partnership connects City of Madison, UW-Madison on sustainability goals

UW-Madison faculty and students are working together to achieve sustainability priorities by linking local plans to global goals through a partnership that connects two schools on campus with the City of Madison.

Wisconsin School of Business students present recommendations on City of Madison’s sustainable development strategies

Professor Yongheng Deng is partnering with the City of Madison with support from the UniverCity Alliance to study and evaluate sustainable strategies and actions within the city’s Imagine Madison comprehensive plan. “Our goal for this ‘Urban and Regional Economics’ course is to guide the students to take a holistic view of urban and housing economics, …

Join us! Recommendations on Madison’s Sustainable Development Strategies

December 15 (4:30pm): WI School of Business students & Professor Yongheng Deng. East Atrium, Grainger Hall.

Green County and UniverCity Year partner to launch Teen Intervene program

  A 2018 study indicated that 25 percent of teens in Green County reported alcohol usage in the past 30 days, a statistic that has Green County leaders and community members concerned. To address this challenge, Green County and the University of Wisconsin–Madison UniverCity Year (UCY) program joined forces on this, as well as nearly …