News
New course taps students’ superpowers to understand campus sustainability
May 20, 2013
On our finite planet, everything is connected. But it can be hard to grasp these connections without first understanding the processes and science behind …More »
Understanding the past and predicting the future by looking across space and timeMay 24, 2013
Studying complex systems like ecosystems can get messy, especially when trying to predict how they interact with other big unknowns like climate …More »
New project will adapt dairying to climate changeMay 7, 2013
Agricultural scientists from across the nation are embarking on a new five-year, $10 million, USDA-funded effort to identify dairy production practices that minimize the emission of greenhouse gasses …More »
Decline in snow cover spells trouble for many plants, animalsMay 6, 2013
For plants and animals forced to tough out harsh winter weather, the coverlet of snow that blankets the north country is a refuge, a stable beneath-the-snow habitat that gives essential respite from …More »
Classes in the park unite middle schoolers with college students, natureApril 25, 2013
Trish O'Kane had reached a dead end. It was her first day teaching a capstone course in environmental studies at the Nelson Institute, and she was ready to forge ahead with a two-hour "college-style" …More »
Students awarded Bryson scholarships for climate researchApril 25, 2013
Two UW-Madison students have been awarded Reid Bryson Scholarships for 2013 from the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research. Judging was based on student poster presentations at the seventh …More »
Notes
A global history of land use
May 15, 2013
Steve Vavrus, a senior scientist in the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research, has coauthored a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggesting that humans have …More »
Nelson Institute student captures second place in legendary Birkebeiner ski race
February 25, 2013
University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student Claire Luby, who is pursuing the Nelson Institute Certificate on Humans and the Global Environment, placed second in the women's division of the …More »
Nelson Institute affiliates receive faculty awards
February 21, 2013
Nelson Institute faculty affiliates James Jay Schauer and M. Jake Vander Zanden were among 16 outstanding faculty members recently recognized at the University of …More »
Holloway named deputy leader of NASA Air Quality Applied Science Team
January 11, 2013
Tracey Holloway, UW-Madison associate professor of environmental studies, has been named deputy leader of the NASA Air Quality Applied Science Team …More »
Treves receives Situated Learning Award for wolf hunt simulation tool
December 18, 2012
Nelson Institute Associate Professor Adrian Treves has received a Situated Learning Award from the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences International Programs and Engage, a program of …More »
In the Media
There's Something About the Dalai Lama
May 23, 2013
His Holiness made a swing through town this week to headline the “Change Your Mind Change The World” conference hosted by his old friend Richie Davidson of the UW’s Center for Investigating …More »
Pope joins voices calling us to care for the Earth
May 17, 2013
As we worked our way through April, celebrating Earth Day and all the caring for the environment that surrounds it, you might think that we’ve done our bit for the Earth this year. Not quite. Even …More »
What Unconventional Fossil Fuels Change About Our Energy Picture, and What They Don't
May 15, 2013
Part of what makes debates about energy confusing to many is that the language of resource depletion allows one to make strong and accurate claims to justify widely divergent positions. Of course, we …More »
Curbing Fossil Fuels to Power a Public Health Revolution
May 15, 2013
"Once you have the knowledge," His Holiness the Dalai Lama said to me during our conversation on global climate change two years ago, "then the ethical responsibility becomes that much more …More »
School Spotlight: Sherman Middle School Nature Club explores Warner Park
May 15, 2013
Every Wednesday after school in the spring and fall, Sherman Middle School students make the trek on foot to nearby Warner Park — a diverse, natural playground full of teaching possibilities. The …More »
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