From providing habitat for a variety of animals to helping to store carbon, grassland provides benefits for humans, animals, and the planet.
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Tracey Holloway leads health benefits of clean energy project
Can clean energy solutions like solar power and electric cars help us breathe easier?
Jonathan Patz to step down as Global Health Institute director to focus on climate change
Patz, a Nelson Institute affiliate, will leave his position in July 2022 to focus more on climate change and planetary health.
Competing and Conserving: UW-Madison rower finds opportunities through environmental studies major
As a rower for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s women’s rowing team, undergraduate student Alexandra Bogner spends a lot of time on Madison’s lakes.
Andrea Hicks awarded Laudise Medal
The 2021 Laudise Medal from the International Society for Industrial Ecology has been awarded to Andrea Hicks, who serves as a Nelson Institute affiliate, director of Sustainability Education and Research, Hanson Family Fellow in Sustainability, and associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Nelson Institute launches the Global Ark Project thanks to a gift from Kathy and Bjorn Borgen
The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies is pleased to announce the launch of the Global Ark Project Fund, thanks to the generous support of Kathy and Bjorn Borgen.
The Creation of becoming–Feral
Explore the complex relationships between humans and other-animals through becoming–Feral, a collection of poetry, visual art, essays, and more—all focused on understanding the shifting categories of ‘feral’ and ‘domestic’ within a landscape that is being altered by global transformations of climate and capitalism.
Undergrad finds framework for change through economics and environmental studies
When Nelson Institute undergraduate student Ben Lebowitz arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison four years ago, he had one goal in mind; to help the environment.
Jim Rink joins the Nelson Institute Board of Visitors
Creating partnerships between the Nelson Institute and businesses is just one of the many things that community leader and business consultant Jim Rink hopes to do as a new member of the Nelson Institute Board of Visitors.
Nelson Institute academic staff host first NSF-supported WELCOME teacher professional development workshop
Nearly 20 educational leaders from the School District of Beloit, Beloit College, and Welty Environmental Center attended a development workshop led by Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research (CCR) associate director, Michael Notaro and CCR outreach director, Rose Pertzborn that aims to increase diversity in geosciences and foster hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education within Wisconsin communities.
Zuzana Buřivalová receives Nature Award for Driving Global Impact (DGI)
Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) and Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology assistant professor, Zuzana Buřivalová is the 2021 recipient of the Nature Award for Driving Global Impact (DGI).
Center for Climatic Research (CCR) associate director, Michael Notaro presents on climate change at the UW-Madison WARF SoundWaves concert
Climate change impacts were the focus of Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research (CCR) associate director, Michael Notaro’s presentation at the 2021 SoundWaves event.
Nelson Institute faculty to participate in BadgerTalk Live
Join Nelson Institute faculty associate Jessie Conaway for BadgerTalk Live November 30 at 12 p.m. where she will share how a partnership between the UniverCity Year program, the Ho-Chunk Nation, and the Village of Waunakee has positively impacted the community.
Holly Gibbs Land Use and Environment Lab to support new traceability and transparency efforts in the leather supply chain
Addressing deforestation and its links to leather supply chains is the goal of a new partnership between the Gibbs Land Use and Environment Lab (GLUE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, National Wildlife Federation (NWF), the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and the Leather Working Group (LWG).
Nelson Institute students and faculty win XPRIZE for Carbon Removal Student Competition
Nelson Institute Energy Analysis and Policy (EAP) faculty and students were among the University of Wisconsin–Madison team members who received a top award from the $5 million XPRIZE for Carbon Removal Student Competition.
Nelson Institute releases latest Issue Brief on COVID-19 and the Environment
The Nelson Institute Issue Brief summarizes and conveys up-to-date scholarship on key issues of environmental concern.
UniverCity Year project to enhance cultural initiatives
During the 2020-21 school year, students from the one-year Wisconsin Business School’s Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership program executed a meaningful consulting capstone project with the City of Wisconsin Rapids. In partnership with UniverCity Year (UCY), students collaborated to help develop a framework to help the city enhance cultural initiatives.
UniverCity Year partners with class to create a collaboration of art communities in Wisconsin Rapids
The City of Wisconsin Rapids recently underwent an assessment of branding, marketing, economic development, and the arts through a partnership with UniverCity Year and the Wisconsin Business School’s Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership program course, Management and Human Resources 746/747: Impact Consulting for Arts-Based Organizations and Communities.
Assessing the City of Wisconsin Rapids Policy Support for Public Art
A rich arts and cultural scene offers the community something to gather around and enjoy while showcasing diversity and talent within the community; which is just one of the reasons that the City of Wisconsin Rapids partnered with the University of Wisconsin-Madison UniverCity Year program to expand arts and cultural offerings.
Wisconsin Rapids and UniverCity Year partner to promote diversity through art
Promoting community vibrancy and revitalization through the expansion of arts and cultural experiences is the goal of a recent partnership between Wisconsin Rapids and the University of Wisconsin-Madison UniverCity Year program.
Nelson Institute alumnus John Francis featured in the New York Times
The work of John H. Francis III, a Nelson Institute emeritus Board of Visitor member, alumnus, and 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award winner, is featured in the recent New York Times article, “Who gets left out of the ‘Great Outdoors’ story?”
Two Nelson Institute students awarded as Global Health Institute Planetary Scholars
The Global Health Institute (GHI) Planetary Scholars program has chosen a cohort of five students as scholarship recipients for the ’21-’22 school year, two of which are Nelson Institute students.
Undergraduate student combines environmental studies with social work
Having grown up in southern California, undergraduate student Cleo Le said she was in for a shock when she moved to Wisconsin during her freshman year of high school.
Anna Gade was featured speaker at the Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art
Nelson Institute associate dean for research and education and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor Anna Gade, will be a featured speaker at the virtual symposium Environment and Ecology in Islamic Art and Culture.
CCR professor and student publish paper on correlation between climate change and crop yield
According to a new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research (CCR), crop yields are being impacted by exposure to surface ozone, atmospheric aerosols, and heat stress.