Tag: Landscape architecture
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Posted on August 16, 2017
Students on the cutting edge: Undergrads contribute to knowledge and get an advantage in the job market
CALS undergrads are an impressive bunch, eager to get the most out of their time at college. As they tackle the challenging coursework required for […]
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Posted on November 29, 2016
Green therapy: CALS expertise helps redesign landscapes to heal body and soul
The teens in the rehab program can’t have drugs, so they use the waterfall instead. That’s how Lily Mank BSLA’15 explains the fact that when […]
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Posted on May 19, 2016
Gary Brown
As director of Campus Planning & Landscape Architecture at UW–Madison, Gary Brown BS’84 is in charge of places that hold cherished memories for just about […]
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Posted on May 9, 2016
Cultivate Health initiative helps the school garden movement grow
Spring is in the air and gardens are on our minds — specifically, school gardens aimed at improving the health and well-being of children. The […]
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Posted on May 5, 2015
Lily Mank
Some gardens are created to cultivate or showcase particular kinds of plants, others to grow food. But landscape architecture student Lily Mank is most interested […]
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Posted on April 6, 2015
Bridging the gap: Helping students reach across borders
Food science major Hannah Fenton gratefully recalls the kindness shown to her during the three years she and her family spent in Thailand. “I know […]
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Posted on February 10, 2015
Costa Rica: New trail in paradise
This past January a group of CALS students found themselves bushwhacking through a dense mountain forest in Costa Rica, crossing paths with monkeys, colorful birds, […]
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Posted on August 19, 2014
CALS landscape architecture alum and his Chicago firm are influencing popular urban landscapes across the country
In a loft space overlooking popular bars, restaurants, and a doughnut shop where people line up for blocks in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, Scott Freres […]
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Posted on July 1, 2014
New UW-Madison MOOCs to focus on environmental and community themes
It was Aldo Leopold — the 20th century conservationist, father of wildlife management and former University of Wisconsin faculty member, who once said, “There are […]
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Posted on May 14, 2013
Two CALS scientists awarded Morgridge grants for engaged scholarship efforts
Two CALS scientists were among eight from campus to receive matching grants from the Morgridge Center for Public Service to support service learning and community-based research. The […]