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
- February
- February 17
- February 20FULL – Mapping Teejop: Indigenous Histories of MadisonArboretum Winter Enrichment Lecture10:00 AM, Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
- February 20Weston RoundtableRedefining Sustainability for a Turbulent 21st Century4:15 PM, 1163 Mechanical Engineering Building
- February 23
- February 23Winter BirdsFriends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve INDOOR field trip1:30 PM, Picnic Point entrance kiosk, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000 University Bay Drive, Madison WI 53705
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.