A Statement on How your Past And/ Or Potential Contributions to Diversity and Inclusion Will Advance ASU’s Commitment to Inclusive Excellence…!!! As Postdoctoral Research Fellow will contribute through research and development methods along with evaluating urban cooling strategies and cutting – edge technologies in close collaboration with industry and Local/ State/ Regional/ National as well […]
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A student created a visual of where nitrogen levels are worse within the community so that actions can be taken in the right areas to increase water quality. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 […]
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In an effort to gain better insight for outreach strategies, this student team wrote and conducted apublic attitudes survey of Fenwood Creek Watershed farmers and landowners. Their goal was to gain perspectives on broad topics such as local watershed health and conservation efforts. The team’s methodology focused on three areas: communication, research, and survey writing. […]
This student team assessed the County Conservation Plan and Farmland Preservation Plan and held discussions with Marathon County and associates to identify ways they can increase public awareness in Marathon County. They want to influence people to adapt to new sustainable agricultural practices that can enhance soil health. The students focused on finding ways to […]
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Marathon Co. is located within the Central Wisconsin River Basin, which inevitably provides the county with an abundance of surface water sources such as streams, tributaries, and wetlands. This abundance of water sources can easily be polluted when agriculture or urban/developed landcover types are in close proximity to these areas. Landcover types located within a […]
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This report proposes a plan to address the minimal research surrounding water quality in the area and how to take new data to implement it better policies to protect water sources. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 […]
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Marathon County has encountered recent problems with groundwater contamination.UniverCity has been tasked with helping out Marathon County to research possible sources forthis pollution and provide solutions to ensure the problem is mitigated. Much research wasconducted on current regulations, contaminations levels and data that currently exist in thecommunity. With this research, an in depth analysis could […]
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In order to be more cost effective and environmentally conscious, Marathon County ishoping to utilize a standard salt usage plan as the road de-icing techniques currently vary in eachof the 11 municipalities in the county. This disconnect is not only ineffective, but also potentiallydangerous to drivers traveling throughout different municipalities that salt heavier or lighter […]
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With the support of Andrew Lynch, AICP, Transportation Planner at the Wausau Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the UniverCity Alliance, students in the Nelson Institute Community Environmental Scholars Program researched road salt practices in the Wausau Metropolitan Area during Spring Semester 2021. Four University of Wisconsin-Madison students participated in the project through their enrollment in Environmental […]
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RESUMEN EJECUTIVO El Plan Estatal de Desarrollo de Colima 2021–2027 establece que, entre otras actividades económicas, se debe impulsar el campo para tener empleos dignos, así como generar oportunidades a grupos vulnerables. Para ello el Gobierno del Estado de Colima a través de la Subsecretaría de Desarrollo Rural buscará alternativas para el mejoramiento de las […]
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