Beginning this semester, waste receptacles in Reeve Union will collect food waste to feed UW Oshkosh's dry fermentation anaerobic biodigester, which produces heat and electricity [...]
16 Feb 2012
UW Oshkosh releases its 2010-2011 Strategic Plan Update and Annual Report, featuring updates on the University’s Growth Agenda strides, action initiatives and activities of the maj[...]
On Oct. 3, the UW Oshkosh faculty, staff and student team running the plant activated on-site turbine engines, combusting the gas and harvesting and selling energy. [...]
12 Oct 2011
UW Oshkosh received the 2011 Silver Waste-to-Energy Excellence Award from the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) for successful efforts in solid waste management.[...]
30 Aug 2011
Since the groundbreaking for the nation’s first commercial-scale dry fermentation anaerobic biodigester at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh on Sept. 15, 2010, Boldt Construction[...]
The 2009-2010 Strategic Plan Update and Annual Report spotlight UW Oshkosh's continued successes in growing enrollment, enhancing student education, collaborating with regional sta[...]
14 Jan 2011
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The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh will be one step closer to going off the grid following a groundbreaking ceremony for the nation’s first commercial-scale dry fermentation anaer[...]
10 Sep 2010
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh leaders recognized the achievement of faculty and staff members, introduced a compact to garner more support from the State to better educate more p[...]
07 Sep 2010
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The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is participating in a new program to encourage sustainability in all aspects of higher education. The program, called the Sustainability Trackin[...]
This week, the Sierra Club released its annual Cool Schools rankings, based on the “greenness” of participating universities. UW Oshkosh ranked 35th in the nation. [...]
18 Aug 2010
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