Tag: Community and Environmental Sociology
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Posted on March 9, 2023
“The 608” Has Outgrown Itself
The region represented by the 608 area code encompasses the south central and southwest parts of Wisconsin and is home to cities such as […]
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Posted on November 8, 2021
The Podcasters of CALS
In the car, at the gym, while folding laundry — people are tuning in to podcasts more than ever before. Since this portable form […]
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Farms as Ecosystems
Have you ever wondered whether organic food is really worth the cost? Or pondered swapping out meat protein for plant protein, hoping it might […]
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Posted on February 25, 2021
Agriculture as Resilience, Resistance, and Liberation
When Monica White joined the UW faculty in 2012, she was already hard at work on the project that would become Freedom Farmers, a […]
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Posted on October 1, 2020
Class Act | A Voice for Students and the Marginalized on the County Board
When Elena Haasl BSx’22 came to UW–Madison in fall 2018, she never thought she would end up running her own political campaign. But she […]
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Posted on June 11, 2020
‘COVID Crush’ Shows Disease Spread Is No Game
They wanted a way to help people understand how a disease like COVID-19 can transmit through a population. So Malia Jones and Caitlin Bourbeau […]
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Posted on June 19, 2019
Catch up with … Lucas Rapisarda BS’15 Community and Environmental Sociology and Wildlife Ecology
Lucas Rapisarda spent his early years in Illinois before his family moved to Bristol, Wisconsin, a village in Kenosha County. Along the way, he went […]
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Posted on February 25, 2019
Knowledge Applied
Should a school district close an elementary school with shrinking enrollment, or will student numbers rebound in the coming years? What’s the outlook for a […]
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Class Act | Chloe Green
Chloe Green BSx’19 came to UW–Madison from Culver City, California, with a desire to study sports nutrition. She was motivated by her high school involvement […]
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Posted on October 17, 2018
In the Field | Alumni Making Their Marks as Entrepreneurs
Enterprising Alumni Many CALS graduates go on to launch small businesses, patent new products, and found successful companies, among other entrepreneurial endeavors. This special “In […]
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Posted on July 1, 2016
A growing appetite for food systems
Anyone looking to see exciting growth of a new field should talk with the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology. Since changing its name from […]
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Posted on March 9, 2016
In the Field: Improving the world through Community and Environmental Sociology (CES) formerly Rural Sociology
Kweku Brewoo BS’14 Kweku Brewoo was drawn to pursue CES and International Studies degrees by his desire to someday work for the United Nations. At […]