Youth Development and Care Center superintendent Antonio Chavez said the feedback from UniverCity Year has been “priceless.”
Community
UniverCity Year helps Marathon County get less salty
Marathon County worked with three University of Wisconsin–Madison courses to evaluate the county’s use of road salt.
Outagamie County devotes ‘unprecedented’ ARPA funds towards youngest citizens, fighting child care crisis
Appleton Post-Crescent | Madison Lammert | Aug. 25, 2022
Heat is the top weather-related killer in the US. Why ranking heat waves could save lives
USA TODAY | Ashley R. Williams | Aug. 25, 2022
Watch: Child care centers in the Fox Valley are struggling
NBC 26 | Olivia Acree | Aug. 19, 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.
Child care centers in the Fox Valley are struggling
NBC 26 | Olivia Acree | Aug.12, 2022
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.
Nelson Institute students inspired to join national community science effort
Localities in Wisconsin and across the United States are benefitting from the skills and passion of two Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies graduates and one current PhD student.
UniverCity Year helps Wisconsin local governments ‘do more with less’
Current and former UniverCity Year partners reflect on their experiences with the program.