Changing climate prompts Wisconsin communities to seek solutions
Several Wisconsin communities partnering with UniverCity Year are seeking expertise on projects related to climate change.
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Several Wisconsin communities partnering with UniverCity Year are seeking expertise on projects related to climate change.
Submitted by Abigail Becker | Brodhead Free Press | March 30, 2022
Fresh perspectives from UW-Madison students working with Green County’s City of Brodhead through UniverCity Year helped create change in the community.
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 …
WKOW | April 22, 2020 The Nelson Institute has been the driving force behind a number of influential programs, including UniverCity Year. Read the story.
The Monroe Times | Sept. 8, 2019 The UniverCity Year program has been selected as a finalist for the Wisconsin Economic Development Association’s Economic Development Initiative award. Read the story.
The Monroe Times | May 28, 2019 As University of Wisconsin seniors look to wrap up their final projects to graduate within the scope of the UniverCity Alliance with Green County, officials are considering how the different viewpoints can help bolster development in their municipalities. Read the story.
UW-Madison | April 26, 2019 On April 24, the UniverCity Year program (UCY) and Green County hosted their End of Year Celebration during the Green County Annual meeting. Read the story.
Wisconsin School of Business | April 16, 2019 Tom Landgraf has a message for his capstone real estate students: Get out of the classroom. Read the story.
Post Messenger Recorder | April 11, 2019 Promoting community well-being through the design of public open spaces is the focus of a new integrated research-teaching-service project in the Village of Monticello. Read the story.