The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies is confronting global environmental challenges through imaginative research that transcends disciplinary boundaries, hands-on education that bridges classrooms and communities, and public programs that foster environmental conversations among people from business, government, academia, and advocacy.
Training Tomorrow's Environmental Leaders
The Nelson Institute values and is committed to a liberal arts and professional education, built on the premise that complex environmental issues can best be understood through familiarity with diverse perspectives, and integration of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Research That's Changing the World
Research drives the social and technological innovation needed to confront the challenges of a rapidly changing global environment. The Nelson Institute is a catalyst of imaginative research that combines skills and knowledge from the humanities, engineering, business, and law to the biological, physical, health, and social sciences.
Nelson News and Events
Latest News
Sticking with Sustainability
February 12, 2025Winter on Thin Ice
February 10, 2025
Charging Toward a Greener Future
February 7, 2025Breaking Down Borders
February 5, 2025The Ethics of Conservation Genetics
January 31, 2025- Read More News
Upcoming Events
- March
- March 4Climate, People and the Environment Program (CPEP)Empowering Rapid Disaster Mapping and Damage Assessment with Big Sensor Data and GeoAI: Case Studies of Wildfires and Floods1:00 PM, 811 Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences Building
Also offered online - March 6Weston RoundtableMicrobial Ecology Guided Energy and Resource Recovery from Landfills4:15 PM, 1163 Mechanical Engineering Building
- March 7Wisconsin Environmental Health Network (WEHN) Annual ConferenceMaking the Connection Between Plastics and Health11:00 AM
- March 9
- March 11Clean Lakes 101Aquatic Invasive Species in Wisconsin Lakes – New Insights and Lessons Learned4:00 PM, East Side Club, 3735 Monona Drive
Support the Nelson Institute
The Nelson Institute welcomes and is grateful for various forms of support – discretionary funds for our many programs, internships and mentoring opportunities for students, and introductions to new networks that can help advance our reach and build partnerships around Wisconsin and the world.