Health Care Improvement in Low Resource Settings

Program goal: Provide psychosocial rehabilitation for adults or children with a mental health and/or substance abuse diagnosis * For Medicaid eligible individuals * Began in Dane County in 2015. Now serving 600+ clients * Intake new clients ~40/month * Open provider networks, services provided by 75 agencies * Recovery-oriented – support clients in meeting recovery […]

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Solar Panel Recommendations for Juda School District

Presently, Juda School District, a small school in southern Wisconsin, receives a small amount of energy from renewable energy sources while having a large scale utility company, Alliant Energy, supply the rest. The schools current renewable energy source consists of a 36 panel solar system which offsets the schools energy usage by between 4.5% and […]

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Public Service Announcements for WVMO

Produce public service announcements for WVMO Radio. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 University Faculty Contact Larry Meiller Life Sciences Communication Professor Emeritus and Senior Lecturer meiller@wisc.edu 608.262.0122 Local Government / Community Contact Will Nimmow Community Media Community Media Director […]

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Municipal Wi-Fi Cost-Benefit Analysis for the City of Monona

Perform a cost-benefit analysis of proposed Wi-Fi infrastructure, identify challenges to implementation, and analyze who would benefit. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 University Faculty Contact Dave Weimer Public Affairs weimer@lafollette.wisc.edu Local Government / Community Contact […]

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Engineering Upgrades to Winnequah Park

Perform a comprehensive design review of Winnequah Park. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 University Faculty Contact Greg Harrington Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor gwharrin@wisc.edu (608) 695-3381 Local Government / Community Contact Jake Anderson Parks and Recreation Director of Parks […]

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Identifying Opportunities for Outpatient Opioid Detoxification in Green County

Opioid addiction and management of addiction is an emerging issue in the United States, as well as in Green County, WI. Inpatient treatment facilities are traditionally the favored approach to opioid addiction management, partially due to the ability to directly supervise treatment. However, inpatient treatment can be expensive, due to staffing, operations, and facility maintenance […]

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Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis in Green County

Opioid Crisis in Green County The Healthy Community Coalition of Green County, WI, has identified reducing substance abuse as a high priority goal (Green County, 2018). Opioid use in particular is concerning; Wisconsin as a whole is in the midst of a drug overdose epidemic driven by opioids (Wisconsin DHS, 2017). Between 2013-2015, Green County […]

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Strategies for Infill Development in Monroe

Monroe Redevelopment Authority has identified 7 sites that would be ideal for redevelopment. These seven sights are primarily owned by the city and are currently under used or entirely vacant lots. All 7 sites would be ideal for either residential development, commercial development, or mixed use. The primary goals of redevelopment in these areas are […]

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Procuring a Solar Energy System for Juda School

Juda School, located in a small town with a population of 357 in southcentral Wisconsin, teaches grades Pre-K through 12th grade (Figure 1A & 1B). In recent years, it has made great strides in developing a more sustainable school by upgrading to efficient fixtures and installing 36 rooftop solar panels. Juda School has requested students […]

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