UW-Madison aims to expand sustainability research through new hub

UW-Madison has launched a new hub to coordinate sustainability efforts, aimed at driving a “significant expansion” in related research.  The university on Friday announced the launch of the Sustainability Research Hub, one element of its environmental sustainability initiative outlined in Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin’s Board of Regents address last month.  Involving both the university’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and Office of Sustainability, the new effort will target large federal research grants with research teams spanning multiple departments. It will offer support for researchers seeking these grants such as grant writing and proposal development, project coordination, graphic design, proofreading, budget preparation

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John Nichols: Republicans deliver ‘petty’ parting shot at Evers

During the state Senate’s final scheduled floor session for the current Legislature, Republicans abused their oversight power to fire eight highly qualified Evers appointees — including four members of the Wisconsin Judicial Commission, two members of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, a member of the Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Board and a member of the Governor’s Council on Domestic Abuse.

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UW-Madison aims to expand sustainability research through new hub

UW-Madison has launched a new hub to coordinate sustainability efforts, aimed at driving a “significant expansion” in related research.  The university on Friday announced the launch of the Sustainability Research Hub, one element of its environmental sustainability initiative outlined in Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin’s Board of Regents address last month.  Involving

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John Nichols: Republicans deliver ‘petty’ parting shot at Evers

During the state Senate’s final scheduled floor session for the current Legislature, Republicans abused their oversight power to fire eight highly qualified Evers appointees — including four members of the Wisconsin Judicial Commission, two members of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, a member of the Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Board and a member of the Governor’s Council on Domestic Abuse.

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