Dr. Michael Notaro was interviewed on WORT community radio in Madison, Wisconsin for the 8 O'Clock Buzz regarding observed climate change, public perception, science funding, and reaction toa recent article in New York Magazine.

The Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research (CCR) held its seventh annual Reid Bryson Scholarship competition on April 27, 2017, as part of the UW-Madison Climate Change Symposium. There were 18 student applicants from a diverse set of departments and centers across campus, including CCR, the Nelson Institute, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Zoology, Geography, Engineering, and Agronomy.  Four winners were selected to recieve scholoarships.

John Kutzbach, a US climatologist and professor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, received China's top science honor for foreigners, the International Science and Technological Cooperation Award. 

Josh Lawler, the keynote speaker for the University of Wisconsin Climate Change Symposium Thursday, said people can help combat climate change by understanding climate and animal migration patterns. He explained the need to look at climatic positions of a species and to focus on a climate suitable for animals today.

The research of Drs. Michael Notaro and Steve Vavrus,regarding future projected changes in lake-effect snowin the Great Lakes region, was discussed by The WeatherChannel and the National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration Climate.gov site.