UW–Madison engineering students design sustainable system for rural school

UW–Madison | Dec. 6, 2018 A team from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is proposing a renewable energy system to help offset Juda School’s energy expenses by 25 percent. Read the story.

Juda School partners with UW to reduce carbon footprint

Fox 47 | Dec. 6, 2018 High school students in Juda have partnered with University of Wisconsin engineering students to help implement green energy solutions. Read the story.

Starting a cooperative for farmers in Green County

WEKZ | Dec. 3, 2018 Executive Director Courtney Berner joined Mike Zweifel on WEKZ’s “To the Point” radio program to discuss her students’ projects. Listen to the story.

Addressing rural teacher isolation

WEKZ | Dec. 2018  Graduate student Katie McCabe joined Mike Zweifel on WEKZ’s “To the Point” radio program to discuss her project with teachers in Juda. Listen to the story.

Students design renewable energy system for Juda School

WEKZ | Nov. 13, 2018 Engineering students join Mike Zweifel on WEKZ’s “To the Point” radio program to discuss their renewable energy project with Juda School. Listen to the story.

Making the Wisconsin Idea Local

Wisconsin Idea Seminar | Oct. 30, 2018 Gavin Luter describes the UniverCity Year and explores the heart of the Wisconsin Idea in this Wisconsin Idea Seminar at UW–Madison.

UniverCity Year to the point

WEKZ | Oct. 1, 2018 Gavin Luter, UniverCity Alliance director, joins Mike Zweifel on WEKZ’s “To the Point” radio program to discuss the UniverCity Year partnership with Green County. Listen to the story.

Project putting UW resources to work for local communities

Wisconsin Public Radio | Sept. 6, 2018 The UniverCity Alliance project is starting its third year trying to connect local communities to the brainpower of UW–Madison. We talk to the director of the program about what they’ve accomplished and what the project will look like in this next year. Listen to the story.

UniverCity Year program, Green County partnership to offer ‘real world’ experiences for students

The Badger Herald | Sept. 4, 2018 As another year closes on the UniverCity Year program, a new partnership between Green County and the University of Wisconsin was announced as a way to find practical solutions to community based-issues. Read the story.

UW–Madison, Green County launch UniverCity partnership

UW–Madison | August 16, 2018 Finding practical solutions to community-based challenges is at the heart of a new three-year partnership between Green County and the UniverCity Alliance partnership program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that will kick off Aug. 21 with a gala event at the Monroe High School Performing Arts Center. Read the story.