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Badger Volunteers registration opens Sept 9
Fall semester project teams for the popular service program will open September 9 at 12:01 a.m. and typically fill quickly. Students can volunteer with more than 80 community partners in the areas of education, sustainability, and public health.
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 New Farm to Table bags at campus market
The program aims to simplify cooking with fresh local produce by featuring a new recipe and hand-selected assortment of market items each week.
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 Protecting WI lakes takes more than facts
A research team from UW–Extension and UW–Madison has found that knowledge about good lakeshore management is not strongly associated with how property owners actually manage their own shorelines.
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FORWARD? The Wisconsin Idea, Past and Present
September 6, 2016 | 6 p.m. | Pyle Center
A new course in the Department of Sociology combines a small undergraduate seminar with a public lecture series, held on 15 consecutive Tuesday evenings, that examines the University of Wisconsin's relationship with the people of the state.
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Weston Roundtable
September 8, 2016 | 4:15-5:15 p.m. | 1163 Mechanical Engineering
This series of interactive lectures, held weekly during the academic year, promotes a robust understanding of sustainability science, engineering, and policy with sustainability experts from UW–Madison and beyond.
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 Farm-to-home delivery service wins award
Square Harvest, a startup with UW–Madison roots that delivers customized orders from small, local food producers, recently won the Wisconsin Innovation Award for agriculture.
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 Students, put your laptops away
Not only are laptops and tablets distracting in class, a study has shown that taking notes by hand may improve conceptual understanding and recall.
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 Troubled manure digester looks to future
New owners of a manure digesting plant near Waunakee say they have improved the facility’s performance but a major challenge looms as the current electricity contract is due to expire in four years.
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Communications specialist – Madison, WI
The Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association is seeking a communications specialist to support statewide outreach efforts and create success stories through various media platforms. Application deadline is not listed.
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Farm to School prep worker – Madison, WI
The REAP Food Group is seeking reliable, fast-paced, kitchen-savvy workers for 4-6 hours on Tuesdays to prep fresh, raw, locally-grown fruit and veggie snacks for local schools. To apply, contact Natasha Smith. Application deadline is not listed.
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Ecologists – Chicago, IL
The Field Museum's Keller Action Science Center is seeking a conservation ecologist to support conservation sites in the Chicago area and a climate ecologist to conduct climate vulnerability assessments for natural areas. Application deadlines are not listed.
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Project team member – Madison, WI
The Partnership Ag Resource Management program is seeking a team member to promote agricultural best practices in the Great Lakes Basin through research, outreach, grant writing and technical reports. Application deadline is not listed.
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Operations director – Madison, WI
The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin is looking for a director to oversee internal functions of the foundation including operational systems, processes and policies. Application deadline is September 19.
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Environmental education coordinator – Madison, WI
The UW Arboretum is seeking a manager to supervise a range of education programs, provide content for publications, engage volunteers, and incorporate research efforts into educational programs. Application deadline is September 21.
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Campus RainWorks Challenge
The EPA's RainWorks Challenge asks undergraduate or graduate student teams to design an innovative green infrastructure project for their campus. Registration is open through September 30.
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Green Masters Program
The Green Masters Program of the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council, a sustainability assessment and recognition program, is accepting applications from new and returning organizations through October 31.
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Agriculture for Climate Variability
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has $8.4 million in available funding to study and develop new approaches for the agriculture sector to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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