News / en Center for Sustainable Communities aims to help rural areas thrive /about-us/news-center/center-sustainable-communities-aims-help-rural-areas-thrive Center for Sustainable Communities aims to help rural areas thrive<span><span>polingj</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-06-04T14:33:54-05:00" title="Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - 14:33">June 4, 2024</time> </span> <div> UW, Freshwater Collaborative grants support environmental, social, economic efforts of faculty, students </div> <section class="hero--image hero--has-breadcrumbs", style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/styles/hero/public/2022-08/gilbertcreek1.jpg?h=63bcdab0&amp;itok=xGrQm3Kp);"> <div class="container hero__wrap" > <div class="hero__content" > <h1 class="hero__title"> </h1> </div> </div> </section> <div> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-text" 222035> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <div> <p><em><span>By Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin</span></em></p><p><span>Rural communities experienced widespread population decreases between 2010 and 2020 for the first time in history, impacting jobs, health care, education and other services.</span></p><p><span>91Ƭ is in a unique position to help strengthen Wisconsin’s rural communities. Since 2021, the university has received multiple grants from the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://freshwater.wisconsin.edu/"><span>Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin</span></a><span> to help faculty and students engage with and support local communities in western Wisconsin.</span></p><p><span>A key project was helping to establish the Center for Sustainable Communities. The goal of this emerging center is to help identify opportunities for research, service learning, outreach, community involvement and student experiences that strengthen environmental, social and economic sustainability in rural areas.</span></p></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-image"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <figure class="content-image__figure"> <div> <img class="image-style-large" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-09/redcedarbasin2.jpg?h=271bc072&amp;itok=jNcLLFbG" alt="Keith Gilland, left, Kal Breeden, foreground and Dylan Kostuch measure stream width this summer as part of their research." /> </div> <figcaption class="content-image__caption"> 91Ƭ environmental science Professor Keith Gilland, left, and students conduct stream research near Menomonie. <span class="content-image__credit"><span style="color: #bcc8d0;">/ </span>91Ƭ</span> </figure> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-text" 222037> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <div> <p><span>One of the first research projects to fall under the center’s umbrella is being funded by a two-year, $175,000&nbsp;</span><a href="/about-us/news-center/interdisciplinary-innovation-uw-stout-professors-wireless-sensor-network-crops-receives-175000-grant" target="_blank"><span>Innovation Grant</span></a><span>&nbsp;from the Universities of Wisconsin. A multidisciplinary team of 91Ƭ faculty will build a&nbsp;network of eight sensors that monitor temperature, humidity, wind, soil moisture, heat and other factors. The data collected will help farmers make decisions about their crops and increase their profitability.</span></p><p><span>Faculty are also working with faculty at UW-Madison and Grassland 2.0 to create a learning hub around agriculture issues in the Red Cedar Basin. Grassland 2.0 is a collaborative group of farmers, researchers, and public and private sector leaders who focus on restorative agricultural process. Their goal is to work together to increase farmer profitability while also improving water quality, soil health, biodiversity, and climate resilience.</span></p><p><span>“The learning hub was proposed by our local community,” says <strong>Tina Lee, professor</strong> in the </span><a href="/academics/colleges-schools/college-arts-and-human-sciences/social-science-department"><span>social science department</span></a><span> who is helping to lead the center and is working on the Innovation Grant. “We are getting community input from the agricultural sector on what the learning hub will look like.”</span></p></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom cta-image--inline cta-image--has-image"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main cta-image__item section--shade"> <a class="cta-image__image-link" href="/programs/bs-environmental-science" style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2017-11/20171025_vascular_plant_taxonomy_06.jpg?h=8fc8044e&amp;itok=7Jc5VUeU)" aria-label="B.S. Environmental Science"></a> <h3 class="cta-image__title">B.S. Environmental Science</h3> <div class="cta-image__teaser"> Our B.S. Environmental Science program offers lab-based learning, applied research, and field experiences to prepare you to conserve the natural world. </div> <a class="cta-image__link link--simple" href="/programs/bs-environmental-science" aria-label="Learn more about B.S. Environmental Science">Learn More</a> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-text" 222039> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <div> <p><span>The center will go beyond farming, however.<strong> Keith Gilland, an associate professor</strong> of biology who teaches </span><a href="/programs/bs-environmental-science"><span>environmental science</span></a><span>, leads the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://freshwater.wisconsin.edu/project-monitors-phosphorus-remediation-strategies-trains-students-for-workforce/" target="_blank"><span>Red Cedar Basin Monitoring Group</span></a><span>&nbsp;funded by the Freshwater Collaborative. He and his students work with Trout Unlimited, Prairie Enthusiasts and the City of Menomonie to evaluate the effects of trout stream and prairie restoration.</span></p><p><span>“There’s a big component of what we’ve done with the Red Cedar Basin that’s rooted in the idea that for healthy, thriving rural areas it’s not just about farms,” he says. “We also need healthy natural environments. We need recreational activities and places people want to go to spend time.”</span></p><p><span>Gilland is exploring ideas to expand his research and partnerships through the center. He wants his research to improve conditions in Menomonie from an environmental standpoint while also getting more students involved in that work so they can get hands-on experience that trains them for the workforce.</span></p><p><span>As the center grows, it will become a central place where community members can tap into faculty expertise beyond water quality and create service-learning projects for students in a variety of areas from economics to healthcare to rural education.</span></p><p><span>“The goal is for people in the community to bring projects to us that they are interested in having done so that students could work on them,” Lee says. “This could become a one-stop shop for small communities in the area with a focus on improving both the natural environment and local economies.”</span></p><p><span>###</span></p></div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div> </div> <span> Rural communities experienced broad population decreases between 2010 and 2020 for the first time in history, impacting jobs, health care, education and more.</span> <a href="/media/53823" hreflang="en">Red Cedar Basin 2</a><div> <a href="/taxonomy/term/316" hreflang="en">University Marketing</a></div> <section class="section section-pad--bottom cta-image--inline cta-image--has-image"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main cta-image__item section--shade"> <a class="cta-image__image-link" href="/about-us/news-center/interdisciplinary-innovation-uw-stout-professors-wireless-sensor-network-crops-receives-175000-grant" style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-01/LAKES_farm1.jpg?h=9cc77831&amp;itok=AaQiiWk-)" aria-label="Interdisciplinary innovation: 91Ƭ professors’ wireless sensor network for crops receives $175,000 grant"></a> <h3 class="cta-image__title">Interdisciplinary innovation: 91Ƭ professors’ wireless sensor network for crops receives $175,000 grant</h3> <div class="cta-image__teaser"> In a perfect world, farmers could wave a magic wand over their fields and get bigger and better crops, save money and energy, and help the environment. </div> <a class="cta-image__link link--simple" href="/about-us/news-center/interdisciplinary-innovation-uw-stout-professors-wireless-sensor-network-crops-receives-175000-grant" aria-label="Continue reading about Interdisciplinary innovation: 91Ƭ professors’ wireless sensor network for crops receives $175,000 grant">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </section> <div> <article class="content"> <h2> <a href="/directory/leetina" rel="bookmark">Tina Lee</a> </h2> <div> <div> <p><span>Dr. Lee is an applied anthropologist who specializes in the anthropology of the contemporary United States, specifically public policy and inequality. She is a graduate of the Anthropology PhD program at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center and has conducted research about the child welfare system, environmental governance, and humanitarian engineering. She is the author of Catching a Case: Inequality and Fear in New York City's Child Welfare System, published by Rutgers University Press in 2016, as well as serval articles based on her fieldwork in New York City. A book chapter on her follow-up work on child welfare in rural Wisconsin will be published soon. She is also the co-director of the LAKES REU, an NSF-funded research experience for undergraduates site which trains students through research on phosphorous pollution in the Red Cedar Watershed and how it might be mitigated. She teaches anthropology, research methods, and women and gender studies courses and is the program director for the Applied Social Science major as well as the Stout Core Director (Stout's polytechnic version of general education).&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong>Teaching Interests:</strong>&nbsp;Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology of Gender, Anthropology of the Contemporary U.S., Qualitative Research Methods, Applied Anthropology</p><p><strong>Research Interests:</strong>&nbsp;Gender, Race, Poverty and Class; Family and the Law; Women’s Activism; Public Policy; Urban United States</p></div> <div> Full Name: Dr. Tina Lee</div> <div> Job Title: Professor / Program Director / Certificate Advisor</div> <div> Include in Directory: Yes</div> <div> College: <a href="/academics/colleges-schools/college-arts-human-sciences" hreflang="en">College of Arts &amp; Human Sciences</a></div> <div> Department: <a href="/academics/colleges-schools/college-arts-human-sciences/social-science-department" hreflang="en">Social Science Department</a></div> <section class="section cta-list--block" style="padding-top:30px;"> <div class="container"> <header class="section__heading"> <h2 class="section__heading__title">Program</h2> <span class="link-breaker"></span> <a class="link" href="/programs">All Degree Programs</a> </header> <ul class="cta-list--block__list"> <li class="l-3up"><a href="/programs/bs-applied-social-science" hreflang="en">B.S. Applied Social Science</a></li> <li class="l-3up"><a href="/programs/intercultural-competency-certificate" hreflang="en">Intercultural Competency Certificate</a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div> Curriculum Vitae: <span class="file file--mime-application-vnd-openxmlformats-officedocument-wordprocessingml-document file--x-office-document"><a href="/sites/default/files/cv/2023-10/Lee_CV_Revised_October_2023%20%281%29.docx" type="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document" title="Lee_CV_Revised_October_2023 (1).docx">Tina Lee CV</a></span> <span>(57.7 KB)</span> </div> <div> Education: <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--education paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> Degree: Ph.D. Anthropology</div> <div> University: The Graduate Center, City University of New York</div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--education paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> Degree: Women&#039;s Studies Certificate Women&#039;s Studies</div> <div> University: Graduate Center, City University of New York</div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--education paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> Degree: M.A. Anthropology</div> <div> University: Arizona State University</div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--education paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> Degree: B.A. Anthropology</div> <div> University: University of Houston</div> </div> </div> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2021-09/20210825_tinalee_2800_directory.jpg" width="370" height="390" /> </div> <div> <a href="/taxonomy/term/766" hreflang="en">CACHSS</a></div> <div> Exclude from Internal Site Search: No</div> </div> </article> <aside class="section--aside"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--aside"> <section class="aside-block content-text--aside "> <div class="content-text__wrap"> <h3 class="content-text__title aside-block__heading">Contact Information</h3> <div class="content-text__item"> <strong>Tina Lee</strong> <div> Office: 440H Harvey Hall</div> <div> Phone: <a href="tel:715-232-1100">715-232-1100</a></div> <div> Email: leetina@uwstout.edu</div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="content"> <h2> <a href="/directory/gillandk" rel="bookmark">Keith Gilland</a> </h2> <div> <div> <p>I am interested in the impacts humans have on the environment and the ways we can mitigate those impacts through the restoration of Wisconsin's natural communities. Here at Stout, I work on the reclamation and restoration of oak savannas, prairies, and riparian corridor communities in the Red Cedar Watershed with the aim to improve surface water quality through land management practices. I work with several local groups including the Prairie Enthusiasts, Trout Unlimited, the Lower Chippewa Invasives Partnership, and local governments to implement and monitor restoration projects involving students in the Environmental Science Program as well as our General Education courses.</p> <p>I manage the UW-stout Greenhouse, advise the Natural Areas Club student org, and teach courses in Plant Biology, Restoration Ecology, Biostatistics, Research Methods, and Sustainability. My student researchers and I are currently working on projects involving urban stream stressors and restoration, invasive plant management, wetland restoration, and prairie/savanna restoration on former sand and gravel mine sites.</p></div> <div> Full Name: Keith E. Gilland, Ph.D.</div> <div> Job Title: Associate Professor / Program Director</div> <div> Include in Directory: Yes</div> <div> College: <a href="/academics/colleges-schools/college-science-technology-engineering-mathematics-management" hreflang="en">College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics &amp; Management</a></div> <div> Department: <a href="/academics/colleges-schools/college-science-technology-engineering-mathematics-management/biology-department" hreflang="en">Biology Department</a></div> <section class="section cta-list--block" style="padding-top:30px;"> <div class="container"> <header class="section__heading"> <h2 class="section__heading__title">Program</h2> <span class="link-breaker"></span> <a class="link" href="/programs">All Degree Programs</a> </header> <ul class="cta-list--block__list"> <li class="l-3up"><a href="/programs/bs-environmental-science" hreflang="en">B.S. Environmental Science</a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div> Curriculum Vitae: <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"><a href="/sites/default/files/cv/2021-11/CV_Gilland.pdf" type="application/pdf" title="CV_Gilland.pdf">Keith Gilland CV</a></span> <span>(197.36 KB)</span> </div> <div> Education: <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--education paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> Degree: Ph.D. Plant Ecology</div> <div> University: Ohio University</div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--education paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> Degree: B.S. Botany/Environmental Science</div> <div> University: Miami University</div> </div> </div> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2021-11/keith_gilland.png" width="370" height="390" /> </div> <div> <a href="/taxonomy/term/761" hreflang="en">CSTEMM</a></div> <div> Exclude from Internal Site Search: No</div> </div> </article> <aside class="section--aside"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--aside"> <section class="aside-block content-text--aside "> <div class="content-text__wrap"> <h3 class="content-text__title aside-block__heading">Contact Information</h3> <div class="content-text__item"> <strong>Keith Gilland</strong> <div> Office: 302F Jarvis Hall-Science Wing</div> <div> Phone: <a href="tel:715-232-3696">715-232-3696</a></div> <div> Email: gillandk@uwstout.edu</div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </aside> </div> <div> Include in Directory: Off</div> <div> Exclude from Internal Site Search: No</div> Tue, 04 Jun 2024 19:33:54 +0000 polingj 2950118 at Interdisciplinary innovation: 91Ƭ professors’ wireless sensor network for crops receives $175,000 grant /about-us/news-center/interdisciplinary-innovation-uw-stout-professors-wireless-sensor-network-crops-receives-175000-grant Interdisciplinary innovation: 91Ƭ professors’ wireless sensor network for crops receives $175,000 grant<span><span>polingj</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-01-17T12:26:32-06:00" title="Wednesday, January 17, 2024 - 12:26">January 17, 2024</time> </span> <div> Social science/engineering project, funded by Universities of Wisconsin, aims to boost profitability of state’s small farms</div> <section class="hero--image hero--has-breadcrumbs", style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/styles/hero/public/2022-05/cropperdrop1_CVBeanfield.jpg?h=cef1890a&amp;itok=48MbqSf_);"> <div class="container hero__wrap" > <div class="hero__content" > <h1 class="hero__title"> </h1> </div> </div> </section> <div> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-text" 217773> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <div> <p><span>In a perfect world, farmers could wave a magic wand over their fields and get bigger and better crops, save money and energy, and help the environment.</span></p><p><span>Professors at 91Ƭ are developing a low-cost, wireless sensor network to monitor farm fields that isn’t a magic wand — but comes close. Using research, engineering and the power of modern technology, including the Internet of Things, it has the potential to make small farms more profitable.</span></p><p><span>The social science/engineering project has received a two-year, $175,000 Innovation Grant from the Universities of Wisconsin. President Jay O. Rothman announced the grant Thursday, Jan. 18.</span></p><p><span>“We are very excited to see this proposal’s future development and how its innovations will positively affect the Universities of Wisconsin, Wisconsin citizens and communities, and the state’s economic growth,” Rothman said.</span></p></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-image"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <figure class="content-image__figure"> <div> <img class="image-style-large" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/LAKES_farm1.jpg?h=ea26a035&amp;itok=1LbYU6I2" alt="Students from 91Ƭ’s LAKES summer research program visit a Dunn County Farm." /> </div> <figcaption class="content-image__caption"> Students from 91Ƭ’s LAKES summer research program visit a Dunn County Farm. <span class="content-image__credit"><span style="color: #bcc8d0;">/ </span>91Ƭ</span> </figure> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-text" 217775> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <div> <p><span>91Ƭ’s project, A Human­Centered Collaborative Approach to Designing an Energy-Efficient Wireless Sensor, will be a&nbsp;network of eight sensors that monitor temperature, humidity, wind, soil moisture, heat and more. The sensors feed data to a central unit in the ground, a sink node, which relays it to a satellite tower and the Internet.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Farmers would then evaluate the information to support decision-making regarding their crops.</span></p><p><span>Research has indicated that precision agriculture can significantly enhance farming efficiency, increasing crop yield and quality by at least 15%, reduce the cost of water and pumping it by 30% and boost profitability by up to $100 per acre.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Farmers have been slow to adopt similar technology because of cost and maintenance issues. But this network will be battery-operated — no wires to bury. Plus, the sensors will harvest various types of ambient energy, such as geothermal, to reduce the need for battery replacement.</span></p></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-image"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <figure class="content-image__figure"> <div> <img class="image-style-large" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-01/innovation%20grant%202.JPG?h=db9255c7&amp;itok=TJb6PbVQ" alt="A diagram shows how the wireless sensor network would be set up in a field." /> </div> <figcaption class="content-image__caption"> A diagram shows how the wireless sensor network would be set up in a field. <span class="content-image__credit"><span style="color: #bcc8d0;">/ </span>91Ƭ</span> </figure> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-text" 217779> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <div> <p><span>“This represents a fundamental shift towards support for sustainable and efficient farming practices in a way that is available to smaller farms while supporting them and, as a result, rural communities,” said <strong>Assistant Professor Yuan Xing</strong>, engineering.</span></p><h3><span><strong>Multidisciplinary team</strong></span></h3><p><span>Xing and <strong>Professor Tina Lee</strong>, social science, are leading the team along with <strong>Professor Cheng Liu,</strong> engineering; <strong>Assistant Professor Abhishek Verma</strong>, engineering; and UW-River Falls Assistant Professor Bob Zhiwei Zeng, agricultural engineering.</span></p><p><span>91Ƭ has four undergraduate programs and one in Graduate Studies in engineering, part of the&nbsp;</span><a href="/academics/colleges-schools/school-of-engineering"><span>Robert F. Cervenka School of Engineering</span></a><span>, and an&nbsp;</span><a href="/programs/bs-engineering-technology"><span>engineering technology</span></a><span> degree.</span></p><p><span>During the first year of the grant, social science professors and&nbsp;</span><a href="/programs/bs-applied-social-science"><span>applied social science</span></a><span> students will collect data from farmers and organizations in the agriculture industry regarding issues they need addressed and how such a system could help them. Engineering faculty will design a prototype. Then, the prototype will be tested to get farmers’ feedback.</span></p></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom cta-image--inline cta-image--has-image"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main cta-image__item section--shade"> <a class="cta-image__image-link" href="/programs/bs-applied-social-science" style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2017-12/20171115_quantitative_research_methods_11.jpg?h=f40fbd1e&amp;itok=Fi7j6lhB)" aria-label="B.S. Applied Social Science"></a> <h3 class="cta-image__title">B.S. Applied Social Science</h3> <div class="cta-image__teaser"> Our B.S. Applied Social Science program prepares you for advanced education or to immediately impact the fields of finance, government, business, and more. </div> <a class="cta-image__link link--simple" href="/programs/bs-applied-social-science" aria-label="Learn more about B.S. Applied Social Science">Learn More</a> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-text" 217781> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <div> <p><span>“The human-centered design process will help ensure the technologies meet the needs of small farmers and fit into their lives and farming practices, making them more likely to be adopted,” Lee said.</span></p><p><span>During the second year of the grant, engineering faculty will develop a final design and test it at several area farms. Social science faculty and students will gather more feedback for potential design improvements. A user-friendly control system also will be designed.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Finally, seminars will be held in select counties around the state to explain the system and offer farmers free trial use of the device.</span></p><p><span>A prototype of the sensor network has potential to be produced and marketed for a larger audience, Xing and Lee said, possibly through WiSys, a state&nbsp;nonprofit that supports UW research, innovation and entrepreneurship.</span></p></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom cta-image--inline cta-image--has-image"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main cta-image__item section--shade"> <a class="cta-image__image-link" href="/academics/colleges-schools/college-science-technology-engineering-mathematics-management/robert-f-cervenka-school-engineering" style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2018-01/20160219_plastics_engineering_16-copy.jpg?h=aae626ba&amp;itok=jzVlXdmh)" aria-label="Robert F. Cervenka School of Engineering"></a> <h3 class="cta-image__title">Robert F. Cervenka School of Engineering</h3> <div class="cta-image__teaser"> The Robert F. Cervenka School of Engineering focuses on enhancing the learning experience for students in 91Ƭ Polytechnic&#039;s engineering programs. </div> <a class="cta-image__link link--simple" href="/academics/colleges-schools/college-science-technology-engineering-mathematics-management/robert-f-cervenka-school-engineering" aria-label="Continue reading about Robert F. Cervenka School of Engineering">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-text" 217783> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <div> <p><span>The project is an outgrowth of 91Ƭ’s CROPS — the emerging Center for Rural Opportunity, Prosperity and Sustainability. CROPS is piloting ongoing research about issues facing rural communities, including farm consolidation, the loss of population and small businesses, rural poverty and environmental issues related to conventional agriculture.</span></p><p><span>Professors have received initial support from the Dunn County Land and Water Conservation Division; Joe Ailts of Ailts Agronomy, a crop consultant serving farmers in northwest Wisconsin; and a local farmer.</span></p><p><span>Two other grants were approved from among 17 proposals submitted by UW campuses. The grants run through 2025. As the three projects develop, one will be selected for an additional three years of funding totaling $400,000. Recipients will also be invited to a future UW Board of Regents meeting to present their winning proposal and its projected outcomes.</span></p><p><span>In 2022, 91Ƭ mathematics professors received a $36,000 grant from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin for a similar project,&nbsp;</span><a href="/about-us/news-center/crop-drop-project-will-use-data-science-dig-sandy-soil-irrigation-issues"><span>Crop Per Drop in Sandy Soils</span></a><span>.</span></p><p><span>###</span></p></div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div> </div> <span> In a perfect world, farmers could wave a magic wand over their fields and get bigger and better crops, save money and energy, and help the environment.</span> <a href="/media/57149" hreflang="en">LAKES farm visit</a><div> <a href="/taxonomy/term/316" hreflang="en">University Marketing</a></div> <section class="section section-pad--bottom cta-image--inline cta-image--has-image"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main cta-image__item section--shade"> <a class="cta-image__image-link" href="/about-us/news-center/crop-drop-project-will-use-data-science-dig-sandy-soil-irrigation-issues" style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2022-05/cropperdrop2_CVBean.jpeg?h=edbf5d22&amp;itok=xOiMUMEI)" aria-label="Crop Per Drop project will use data science to dig into sandy soil irrigation issues"></a> <h3 class="cta-image__title">Crop Per Drop project will use data science to dig into sandy soil irrigation issues</h3> <div class="cta-image__teaser"> Chippewa Valley Bean, of Dunn County, is the world’s largest producer of dark red kidney beans. </div> <a class="cta-image__link link--simple" href="/about-us/news-center/crop-drop-project-will-use-data-science-dig-sandy-soil-irrigation-issues" aria-label="Continue reading about Crop Per Drop project will use data science to dig into sandy soil irrigation issues">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </section> <div> <article class="content"> <h2> <a href="/directory/leetina" rel="bookmark">Tina Lee</a> </h2> <div> <div> <p><span>Dr. Lee is an applied anthropologist who specializes in the anthropology of the contemporary United States, specifically public policy and inequality. She is a graduate of the Anthropology PhD program at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center and has conducted research about the child welfare system, environmental governance, and humanitarian engineering. She is the author of Catching a Case: Inequality and Fear in New York City's Child Welfare System, published by Rutgers University Press in 2016, as well as serval articles based on her fieldwork in New York City. A book chapter on her follow-up work on child welfare in rural Wisconsin will be published soon. She is also the co-director of the LAKES REU, an NSF-funded research experience for undergraduates site which trains students through research on phosphorous pollution in the Red Cedar Watershed and how it might be mitigated. She teaches anthropology, research methods, and women and gender studies courses and is the program director for the Applied Social Science major as well as the Stout Core Director (Stout's polytechnic version of general education).&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong>Teaching Interests:</strong>&nbsp;Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology of Gender, Anthropology of the Contemporary U.S., Qualitative Research Methods, Applied Anthropology</p><p><strong>Research Interests:</strong>&nbsp;Gender, Race, Poverty and Class; Family and the Law; Women’s Activism; Public Policy; Urban United States</p></div> <div> Full Name: Dr. Tina Lee</div> <div> Job Title: Professor / Program Director / Certificate Advisor</div> <div> Include in Directory: Yes</div> <div> College: <a href="/academics/colleges-schools/college-arts-human-sciences" hreflang="en">College of Arts &amp; Human Sciences</a></div> <div> Department: <a href="/academics/colleges-schools/college-arts-human-sciences/social-science-department" hreflang="en">Social Science Department</a></div> <section class="section cta-list--block" style="padding-top:30px;"> <div class="container"> <header class="section__heading"> <h2 class="section__heading__title">Program</h2> <span class="link-breaker"></span> <a class="link" href="/programs">All Degree Programs</a> </header> <ul class="cta-list--block__list"> <li class="l-3up"><a href="/programs/bs-applied-social-science" hreflang="en">B.S. Applied Social Science</a></li> <li class="l-3up"><a href="/programs/intercultural-competency-certificate" hreflang="en">Intercultural Competency Certificate</a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div> Curriculum Vitae: <span class="file file--mime-application-vnd-openxmlformats-officedocument-wordprocessingml-document file--x-office-document"><a href="/sites/default/files/cv/2023-10/Lee_CV_Revised_October_2023%20%281%29.docx" type="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document" title="Lee_CV_Revised_October_2023 (1).docx">Tina Lee CV</a></span> <span>(57.7 KB)</span> </div> <div> Education: <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--education paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> Degree: Ph.D. Anthropology</div> <div> University: The Graduate Center, City University of New York</div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--education paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> Degree: Women&#039;s Studies Certificate Women&#039;s Studies</div> <div> University: Graduate Center, City University of New York</div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--education paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> Degree: M.A. Anthropology</div> <div> University: Arizona State University</div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--education paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> Degree: B.A. Anthropology</div> <div> University: University of Houston</div> </div> </div> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2021-09/20210825_tinalee_2800_directory.jpg" width="370" height="390" /> </div> <div> <a href="/taxonomy/term/766" hreflang="en">CACHSS</a></div> <div> Exclude from Internal Site Search: No</div> </div> </article> <aside class="section--aside"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--aside"> <section class="aside-block content-text--aside "> <div class="content-text__wrap"> <h3 class="content-text__title aside-block__heading">Contact Information</h3> <div class="content-text__item"> <strong>Tina Lee</strong> <div> Office: 440H Harvey Hall</div> <div> Phone: <a href="tel:715-232-1100">715-232-1100</a></div> <div> Email: leetina@uwstout.edu</div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="content"> <h2> <a href="/directory/xingy" rel="bookmark">Yuan Xing</a> </h2> <div> <div> Full Name: Yuan Xing</div> <div> Job Title: Associate Professor</div> <div> Include in Directory: Yes</div> <div> Area of Expertise: <a href="/taxonomy/term/6864" hreflang="en">Energy-Efficient AI Algorithms</a><a href="/taxonomy/term/6865" hreflang="en">AI System Integration</a></div> <div> College: <a href="/academics/colleges-schools/college-science-technology-engineering-mathematics-management" hreflang="en">College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics &amp; Management</a></div> <div> Department: <a href="/academics/colleges-schools/college-science-technology-engineering-mathematics-management/robert-f-cervenka-school-engineering" hreflang="en">Robert F. Cervenka School of Engineering</a><a href="/academics/colleges-schools/college-science-technology-engineering-mathematics-management/robert-f-cervenka-school-engineering/engineering-technology-department" hreflang="en">Engineering &amp; Technology Department</a></div> <section class="section cta-list--block" style="padding-top:30px;"> <div class="container"> <header class="section__heading"> <h2 class="section__heading__title">Program</h2> <span class="link-breaker"></span> <a class="link" href="/programs">All Degree Programs</a> </header> <ul class="cta-list--block__list"> <li class="l-3up"><a href="/programs/bs-computer-electrical-engineering" hreflang="en">B.S. Computer &amp; Electrical Engineering</a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div> Curriculum Vitae: <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"><a href="/sites/default/files/cv/2026-08/CV_Xing_associate_professor.pdf" type="application/pdf" title="CV_Xing_associate_professor.pdf">Yuan Xing CV</a></span> <span>(252.11 KB)</span> </div> <div> Education: <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--education paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> Degree: Ph.D. Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering</div> <div> University: Baylor University</div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--education paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> Degree: M.S. Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering</div> <div> University: University of Rochester</div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--education paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> Degree: B.S. Telecommunication Engineering</div> <div> University: Beijing Jiaotong University</div> </div> </div> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2025-02/citations_upscayl_16x_upscayl-standard-4x.png" width="3888" height="4096" /> </div> <div> <a href="/taxonomy/term/761" hreflang="en">CSTEMM</a></div> <div> Exclude from Internal Site Search: No</div> </div> </article> <aside class="section--aside"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--aside"> <section class="aside-block content-text--aside "> <div class="content-text__wrap"> <h3 class="content-text__title aside-block__heading">Contact Information</h3> <div class="content-text__item"> <strong>Yuan Xing</strong> <div> Office: 305 Fryklund Hall</div> <div> Phone: <a href="tel:715-232-1606">715-232-1606</a></div> <div> Email: xingy@uwstout.edu</div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </aside> </div> <div> Include in Directory: Off</div> <div> Exclude from Internal Site Search: No</div> Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:26:32 +0000 polingj 2756726 at Better health: That’s the goal of Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Care at Home program, professors’ research /about-us/news-center/better-health-thats-goal-mayo-clinics-advanced-care-home-program-professors-research Better health: That’s the goal of Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Care at Home program, professors’ research<span><span>polingj</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-10-26T12:32:51-05:00" title="Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 12:32">October 26, 2023</time> </span> <div> Social science-based studies by Paulson, Sweat support clinic’s initiative that could be the future of health care</div> <section class="hero--image hero--has-breadcrumbs", style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/styles/hero/public/2023-10/paulson%2Cmargaret_ACH2.jpg?h=23df73e4&amp;itok=GPA7ZInk);"> <div class="container hero__wrap" > <div class="hero__content" > <h1 class="hero__title"> </h1> </div> </div> </section> <div> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-text" 215531> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <div> <p><span>What could health care of the future look like? It could look exactly like a program called Mayo Clinic Advanced Care at Home — hospital-quality care in your home — that already is offered at select locations across Mayo Clinic.</span></p><p><span>Just like it sounds, ACH gives certain types of patients the option to remain at home — using 21st century technology for virtual care and home visits to stay in touch with providers around the clock — rather than be admitted to a brick-and-mortar hospital.</span></p><p><span>Whether or not ACH and the growing hospital-at-home movement blossoms into the health care model of the future throughout the Mayo system and across the nation will take more time and more work. A piece of that work is being done by two <strong>91Ƭ sociology professors, Nels Paulson and Jeffrey Sweat</strong>, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic.</span></p></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-image"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <figure class="content-image__figure"> <div> <img class="image-style-large" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-10/paulson%2Cmargaret_ACH%201.jpg?h=5a7b8374&amp;itok=P6wXkWfr" alt="Margaret Paulson, in her Mayo Clinic office, visits with an Advanced Cart at Home patient." /> </div> <figcaption class="content-image__caption"> Margaret Paulson, in her Mayo Clinic office, visits with an Advanced Care at Home patient. <span class="content-image__credit"><span style="color: #bcc8d0;">/ </span>Mayo Clinic</span> </figure> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-text" 215535> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <div> <p><span>Paulson and Sweat, along with Dr. Margaret Paulson of Mayo and other co-authors, each have published a research paper in medical journals analyzing aspects of ACH and what barriers exist to expanding it. ACH began during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 in Jacksonville, Fla., and expanded to Mayo facilities in Eau Claire and Phoenix, Ariz.</span></p><p><span>“There’s an acknowledgement in the medical community that you can only build so many hospitals,” Nels Paulson said. “Patient satisfaction is just really high with hospital at home. You can be surrounded by families and home with your dogs. Even though there are challenges in the short-term, this is a long-term, important movement.”</span></p><p><span>Dr. Margaret Paulson, an internal medicine physician, helped launch the program and is medical director for Mayo’s Eau Claire ACH. “With the power of technology, we can be at the patient’s bedside 24-7. If we can provide increased access to our communities, that would be a huge win. We think the future is bright with this model of care.”</span></p></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-image"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <figure class="content-image__figure"> <div> <img class="image-style-large" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-10/Paulson%2C%20Sweat_Mayo%20research.jpg?h=63bcdab0&amp;itok=F_K3yF0Y" alt="91Ƭ professors Nels Paulson, left, and Jeffrey Sweat have collaborated on sociology research to support Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Care at Home program." /> </div> <figcaption class="content-image__caption"> 91Ƭ professors Nels Paulson, left, and Jeffrey Sweat have collaborated on sociology research to support Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Care at Home program. <span class="content-image__credit"><span style="color: #bcc8d0;">/ </span>91Ƭ</span> </figure> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-text" 215537> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <div> <p><span>Patients whose health issues are a good fit for ACH, such as those with congestive heart failure or skin infection requiring IV antibiotics, are connected online around the clock to a command center staffed with doctors and nurses, who visit patient homes to administer IV medications, conduct exams, do physical therapy and more. Medical equipment, personalized to each patient, is delivered to the home.</span></p><p><span>Mayo is finding that ACH patients, close to 3,000 to date, are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital and have lower mortality rates than similar hospitalized patients.</span></p><p><span>“When it comes to safety, affordability and satisfaction, we’re at least equivalent – if not better – than the physical hospital,” Dr. Michael Maniaci, ACH medical director for Mayo’s Florida program, told Home Health Care News.</span></p></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-image"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <figure class="content-image__figure"> <div> <img class="image-style-large" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-10/ACH_Mayo%201.JPG?h=f8a847dd&amp;itok=WnwFwWFY" alt="Mayo Clinic staff connect virtually with a patient in the Advanced Care at Home program." /> </div> <figcaption class="content-image__caption"> Mayo Clinic staff connect virtually with a patient in the Advanced Care at Home program. <span class="content-image__credit"><span style="color: #bcc8d0;">/ </span>Mayo Clinic</span> </figure> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-text" 215539> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <div> <h3><span><strong>Turning conversation into collaboration</strong></span></h3><p><span>Margaret Paulson and Nels Paulson are married. When they discussed the program at home around dinner, Nels realized some of the questions surrounding it, such as patient hesitation to try ACH, challenges of equity and inclusion in rural places, and issues facing doctors and staff, were sociological.</span></p><p><span>“We aren’t trained in the science of asking questions like social scientists do, so it was a natural collaboration with 91Ƭ, Nels and others on the team,” Margaret Paulson said.</span></p></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section content-text"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <figure class="content-image__figure--v-largeright"> <div> <img class="image-style-uws-medium-vertical-480-640-" src="/sites/default/files/styles/uws_medium_vertical_480_640_/public/2023-10/paulson%2Cmargaret1.jpg?h=240e5d14&amp;itok=nc2fvx5I" alt="Dr. Margaret Paulson, internal medicine, helped launch Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Care at Home program and is medical director for Mayo’s Eau Claire ACH site." /> </div> <figcaption class="content-image__caption"> Dr. Margaret Paulson, internal medicine, helped launch Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Care at Home program and is medical director for Mayo’s Eau Claire ACH site. <span class="content-image__credit"><span style="color: #bcc8d0;">/ </span>Mayo Clinic</span> </figure> <div> <p><span>91Ƭ has an&nbsp;</span><a href="/programs/bs-applied-social-science"><span>applied social science</span></a><span> major, with a concentration in&nbsp;</span><a href="/sociology-and-anthropology-concentration"><span>sociology and anthropology</span></a><span>. Sweat is an expert in medical sociology who has conducted prior research on social factors that contribute to health disparities. He has also studied barriers to accessing medical care, an issue that is of particular relevance to ACH.</span></p><p><span>“Social determinants of health are a top line of inquiry in health care right now,” Nels Paulson said.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>In August, Nels Paulson, Margaret Paulson and four others published&nbsp;</span><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23743735231189354#tab-contributors"><span>“Why U.S. Patients Declined Hospital-at-Home during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study.”</span></a></p><p><span>Key findings about why patients refused to participate included not fully understanding the program and domestic issues. Women, for example, “cited an inability to perform domestic roles while receiving care at home as a challenge.”</span></p><p><span>In April, Sweat, Margaret Paulson and two others published&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/9/1223"><span>“Staff Successes and Challenges with Telecommunications-Facilitated Patient Care in Hybrid Hospital-at-Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic.”</span></a><span>&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>They interviewed health care providers at the Florida and Wisconsin ACH locations to identify themes related to hospital at home and hybrid care from the perspective of the personnel delivering the care. They also identified areas for future research related to staff satisfaction.</span><br>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-image"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <figure class="content-image__figure"> <div> <img class="image-style-large" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-10/paulson%2Cnels%204.jpg?h=9c096072&amp;itok=G3gwbfab" alt="Nels Paulson is scheduled to speak at the Hospital at Home Leadership Summit Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, in Scottsdale, Ariz." /> </div> <figcaption class="content-image__caption"> Nels Paulson is scheduled to speak at the Hospital at Home Leadership Summit Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, in Scottsdale, Ariz. <span class="content-image__credit"><span style="color: #bcc8d0;">/ </span>91Ƭ</span> </figure> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-text" 215542> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <div> <p><span>Nels Paulson and Sweat have begun research on a third article, which will focus on social determinants of health and ACH patient outcomes. Nels Paulson is also working on another article related to public policy and equity for hospital and home programs with physicians at Harvard University.&nbsp;Currently, Medicaid doesn’t cover the cost of home care programs, one of several regulatory challenges ACH faces before it and other programs like it across the U.S. can expand.</span></p><p><span>Nels Paulson is scheduled to speak at the Hospital at Home Leadership Summit Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, in Scottsdale, Ariz.</span></p></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom cta-image--inline cta-image--has-image"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main cta-image__item section--shade"> <a class="cta-image__image-link" href="/programs/bs-applied-social-science" style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2017-12/20171115_quantitative_research_methods_11.jpg?h=f40fbd1e&amp;itok=Fi7j6lhB)" aria-label="B.S. Applied Social Science"></a> <h3 class="cta-image__title">B.S. Applied Social Science</h3> <div class="cta-image__teaser"> Our B.S. Applied Social Science program prepares you for advanced education or to immediately impact the fields of finance, government, business, and more. </div> <a class="cta-image__link link--simple" href="/programs/bs-applied-social-science" aria-label="Learn more about B.S. Applied Social Science">Learn More</a> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section-pad--bottom content-text" 215544> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main"> <div> <p><span>“The research is helping us find blind spots to improve our team. We want to be clear in how to communicate with patients,” Margaret Paulson said. “A lot of people just don’t know enough about what hospital at home is even internally, so having everyone on the same page is very important in recognizing issues and ensuring our patients can make informed decisions about their care.</span></p><p><span>“The broader concept of collaboration and partnership is something leaders at Mayo are very interested in. It’s a blessing to have access to the social sciences,” Margaret Paulson added.</span></p><p><span>Nels Paulson also is excited to be involved in a new frontier in health care where inequities involving such things as race, gender, ethnicity and poverty are built into the care model.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>“It’s really a struggle for a lot of institutions to remedy those problems of equity, diversity and inclusion. When you overtly plan ahead you can try to do things better. The Advanced Care at Home staff are very open to hearing about and addressing that. It makes me feel good to contribute to that movement in our health care system,” he said.</span></p><p><span>###</span></p></div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div> </div> <span> What could health care of the future look like? It could look exactly like a program called Mayo Clinic Advanced Care at Home.</span> <a href="/media/56694" hreflang="en">Nels Paulson and Jeffrey Sweat</a><div> <a href="/taxonomy/term/316" hreflang="en">University Marketing</a></div> <section class="section section-pad--bottom cta-image--inline cta-image--has-image"> <div class="container"> <div class="l-content--main cta-image__item section--shade"> <a class="cta-image__image-link" href="/about-us/news-center/students-brochure-mayo-clinic-focuses-healthy-relationships" style="background-image: url(/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2019-02/hero.jpg?itok=NHFXrCg4)" aria-label="Student’s brochure for Mayo Clinic focuses on healthy relationships"></a> <h3 class="cta-image__title">Student’s brochure for Mayo Clinic focuses on healthy relationships </h3> <div class="cta-image__teaser"> Valentine’s may be a day when many think of chocolate hearts and flowers, but it is really a day about relationships. </div> <a class="cta-image__link link--simple" href="/about-us/news-center/students-brochure-mayo-clinic-focuses-healthy-relationships" aria-label="Continue reading about Student’s brochure for Mayo Clinic focuses on healthy relationships ">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </section> <div> Hero Caption: Dr. Margaret Paulson checks in remotely with a patient who is part of Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Care at Home program, in which patients receive care while in their homes. / Mayo Clinic photo</div> <div> <article class="content"> <h2> <a href="/directory/paulsonne" rel="bookmark">Nels Paulson</a> </h2> <div> <div> <p><strong>Brief Biography:</strong>&nbsp;Nels Paulson is a Professor of Sociology at University of Wisconsin-Stout and received his doctorate from Arizona State University. His research generally focuses on science and building civil society. Past research projects include hunting as a conservation strategy, phosphorus pollution in Wisconsin, disaster relief and religion, and the place of indigenous groups in global environmental governance. Dr. Paulson was a Principal Investigator on National Science Foundation, Wisconsin DNR, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineer research grants and his publications have appeared in Conservation and Society, Nature and Culture, and Environmental Values, among others. His current work is on expanding access in health care through innovative strategies that are adaptive to varied communities and needs.</p> <p><strong>Teaching Interests:</strong> Introductory Sociology; Social Theory; Political Ecology; Sociology of Health and Illness; Quantitative Research Methods; Qualitative Research Methods; Society and Leisure; Globalization and Social Change; Sociology of Altruism</p> <p><strong>Research Interests:</strong> Science, civil society, environment, health, organizations, food, leisure, and religion&nbsp;</p></div> <div> Full Name: Nels Paulson</div> <div> Job Title: Professor / Department Chair</div> <div> Include in Directory: Yes</div> <div> Area of Expertise: <a href="/taxonomy/term/6472" hreflang="en">Sociology</a></div> <div> <div> <div> <iframe src="/media/oembed?url=https%3A//youtu.be/kKWln6iPXH8&amp;max_width=0&amp;max_height=0&amp;hash=1FDsocwrhbCQYdW-HMlTfO2TUSzXNHXZXjSbAeyoztQ" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="Old Ideas, New Knowledge, Sustainable Communities | Nels Paulson | TEDxUWStout"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> <div> Video Caption: Nels Paulson TEDx Talk</div> <div> College: <a href="/academics/colleges-schools/college-arts-human-sciences" hreflang="en">College of Arts &amp; Human Sciences</a></div> <div> Department: <a href="/academics/colleges-schools/college-arts-human-sciences/social-science-department" hreflang="en">Social Science Department</a></div> <section class="section cta-list--block" style="padding-top:30px;"> <div class="container"> <header class="section__heading"> <h2 class="section__heading__title">Program</h2> <span class="link-breaker"></span> <a class="link" href="/programs">All Degree Programs</a> </header> <ul class="cta-list--block__list"> <li class="l-3up"><a href="/programs/bs-applied-social-science" hreflang="en">B.S. 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Earth Day is Sunday, April 22.</p><p>“At 91Ƭ, we like to take this week to celebrate our environment and to think more intentionally about how to be better stewards of our planet,” said Sarah Rykal, 91Ƭ sustainability coordinator.</p><p><img style="padding:0px 0px 20px 30px;" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/SustainableStout1a.jpg" data-entity-uuid="5f1a7564-c465-4ada-9077-eebe8ccc6608" data-entity-type="file" alt="Sustainable Stout logo" class="align-right" width="300" height="304">“Earth Day has a special importance to those of us in Wisconsin, as its founder Gaylord Nelson was a man who grew up 40 miles from Menomonie and went on to become governor of Wisconsin and later a U.S. Senator. We’re proud that this important day was created by someone from our area.”</p><p>The documentary “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret,” follows animal agriculture and investigates how it causes deforestation, pollution and is responsible for more greenhouse gases than the transportation industry and driving rain-forest destruction, species extinction, habitat loss and topsoil erosion. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in room 210 of the Applied Arts Building, 415 13th Ave. E.</p><p>Barillas, an assistant professor of English at UW-La Crosse, will speak at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at the University Library fourth floor Window Gallery on his book that won the Midwestern Studies Book Award. Barillas relates Midwestern pastoral writers to their local geographies and explains their approaches.</p><p>Other events include:</p><p><span><strong>Monday, April 16</strong></span></p><ul><li data-list-item-id="e8cd0a42e6dd82617e3ad72fa59dbffff">10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Plant Power, Merle M. Price Commons and North Point Dining will have an array of plant-based entrees and sides</li><li data-list-item-id="edde0e663675fb907166add0ada374153">4 p.m., off campus recycling presentation by Dunn County Solid Waste Department, Cedarwood Room, Memorial Student Center</li></ul><p><span><strong>Tuesday, April 17</strong></span></p><ul><li data-list-item-id="efc1d5ef15c8f574bee57ca167ad41d04">8 to 11 a.m., Bike for Burritos, University Library bike shelter, bike or walk, scooter or skate to campus for a free burrito, bring a reusable mug for a free coffee</li><li data-list-item-id="e617aec0caca83b37433e460d98ae514a">5:30 to 6:30 p.m., sustainable meal, room 112, Jarvis Hall, earth-friendly meal, but those attending are asked to bring beverages, bowls and utensils</li><li data-list-item-id="e6c79e9803ad7e4c267e34ca6436457f4">6:30 to 8 p.m., clean-up of the Red Cedar Trail, meet between Jarvis Hall and the student center</li></ul><p><span><strong>Wednesday, April 18</strong></span></p><ul><li data-list-item-id="ef422988d1f07a4d8fc06560624a0906b">Noon to 3 p.m., Earth Fair, student center outside amphitheater, a celebration of the Earth and commitment to sustainability with campus organizations and departments featured, free food and live music by Humbird</li><li data-list-item-id="e3f3a0f72258617fa3dd865afe37d0fdd">4 to 6 p.m., Challenge Course open house</li></ul><p><span><strong>Thursday, April 19</strong></span></p><ul><li data-list-item-id="e5b64e63cd853c76f2a15f3f5fe882085">4:30 to 6:30 p.m., bike ride to Wakanda Park cookout, meet between Jarvis Hall and Memorial Student Center and ride through Menomonie to a picnic at the park</li></ul><p><span><strong>Friday, April 20</strong></span></p><ul><li data-list-item-id="ee1a0b92c2473c014d809866dd4863297">7 to 9 p.m., sunset hike at Hoffman Hills, meet between Jarvis Hall and student center</li><li data-list-item-id="e47520b6a16507a5959b609d1387d9934">9 p.m. to midnight, Lights Out, everyone is asked to reduce their environmental impact by going dark and not using lights.</li></ul></div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div> </div> <span> University of Wisconsin-Stout will celebrate Earth Week Monday, April 16, to Friday, April 20.</span> <a href="/media/24011" hreflang="en">earthweek_plantsale.jpg</a><div> <a href="/taxonomy/term/431" hreflang="en">University Communications</a></div> <div> Hero Caption: 91Ƭ will hold Earth Week activities April 16-20. / 91Ƭ photo by Brett Roseman</div> <div> Include in Directory: Off</div> <div> Exclude from Internal Site Search: No</div> Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:37:08 +0000 polingj 16346 at