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

Crossroads of Ideas: Science to the Rescue

This discussion will be held on Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Discovery Building. It will also be livestreamed on Zoom.

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.

Milwaukee, Madison among select group of cities helping to build tool that would alert people to dangerous heat waves

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Madeline Heim | July 11, 2022

UW-Madison Geography students share Appleton International Airport’s sustainability story

Geography 309 partnered with UniverCity Alliance to connect students with communities.