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UniverCity Year announces new partnerships
The Nelson Institute is a proud partner of the University of Wisconsin–Madison program UniverCity Year, which will be expanding its impact across the state by partnering with several communities including the City of Stoughton, the Town of Germantown, and Columbia, Outagamie, and Polk County. Additionally, UniverCity Year will be a part of a special partnership between the City of Sun Prairie, the Towns of Deerfield and Cottage Grove, and the Friends of Koshkonong Creek to study and recommend upgrades to the creek.
DNR section chief fulfills his dream of continuing education through the WRM program
As a section chief with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Ben Callan has seen the impact that flooding and water quality issues can have on a community.
Nelson Institute Professional Programs offer community, mentorship, and networking
Combining hands-on technical training with a strong support system of fellow students, alumni, staff, and faculty is a hallmark of the Nelson Institute Professional Master of Science programs.
Nelson Institute affiliates use data science to assess soil conservation stories in Wisconsin agricultural media outlets
A novel study investigating the media coverage of soil conservation practices is poised to change the way organizations assess their efforts to educate farmers.
Three Nelson Institute affiliates named Vilas Associates
The Nelson Institute is honored to announce that three affiliates have been named Vilas Associates by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Tyler Lark and Holly Gibbs contribute to study on the impacts of ethanol
New research led by experts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in partnership with several other universities, suggests that carbon emissions from the land used to grow corn can negate or even reverse any climate advantages of corn ethanol relative to gasoline.
Holly Gibbs featured in The Guardian article highlighting loopholes in Amazon soy moratorium
Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) and Department of Geography professor Holly Gibbs is featured in a recent article from The Guardian highlighting the challenges surrounding a landmark Amazon soy moratorium.
Tracey Holloway receives UW-Madison award for mentoring
The Slesinger Award for Excellence in Mentoring, which honors those who provide excellent mentoring to women faculty, has been awarded to Nelson Institute professor Tracey Holloway.
WICCI releases assessment report, ten years in the making
The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI), a nationally recognized collaboration of scientists and stakeholders working together to help Wisconsin policymakers and citizens understand the impacts of climate change, has released an assessment report that outlines the latest climate impacts and solutions.
Nelson Institute affiliate honored as an AAAS fellow
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has granted fellowship status to Stephen Russell Carpenter, a Nelson Institute affiliate and a professor emeritus of integrative biology at the Center for Limnology.
WRM student Daniel Igirimbabazi aspires to create solutions to the world’s water resource challenges
Maintaining clean, sustainable water resources for future generations is a personal and professional goal for Nelson Institute Water Resources Management student Daniel Igirimbabazi, who experienced water scarcity as a child.
In memoriam: Sharon Dunwoody
Sharon Dunwoody, a faculty affiliate, and friend to the Nelson Institute, died February 4, 2022, after undergoing treatment for cancer in recent months.
Board of Visitors member Ashley Lee works to expand environmental justice opportunities
The Nelson Institute strives to be an inclusive community working to identify equitable and socially just environmental solutions.
Nelson Institute undergraduate student documents Wild Rockies field course
Over the summer of 2021, undergraduate student Alyse Bartol completed a three-week field course with the Wild Rockies Field Institute, a program where students learn about complex social and environmental issues while roughing it outdoors.
WRM alumna coordinates flood resilience and mitigation efforts in Green Bay watershed
Nelson Institute alumna Kayla Wandsnider is taking an environmental approach to urban planning.
Nelson Institute affiliate Jonathan Patz contributes to paper on landscape immunity and human health
Studies indicate that land use change is a driver of zoonotic pathogen spillover, or the transmission of pathogens from wild animals to humans, which can result in pandemics and other human health crises.
Nelson Institute graduate student Anneliese Abbott writes book on the history of sustainable farming and what we can learn from the past
In 1939, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Bromfield moved to a rundown farm in Richland County, Ohio where his new, sustainable farming methods transformed the land into “the most famous farm in the world,” and changed the future of agriculture.
The Pathway Forward: How companies, NGOs, and scientists are collaborating to help save the Amazon
Explore how a new collaboration is helping to address deforestation and its links to meat and leather supply chains during the Sustainable Success Lecture on February 24, 2022, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. CT.
Nelson Institute’s Holly Gibbs receives award to expand community-engaged scholarship involving geography and the environment
A Kemper J. Knapp grant has been awarded to Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) and Department of Geography professor Holly Gibbs and PhD student Jules Reynolds to support their work with Wisconsin communities through UniverCity Alliance.
Nelson Institute PhD candidate Naomi Louchouarn featured on CBC Radio
Nelson Institute PhD candidate and Carnivore Coexistence Lab member, Naomi Louchouarn was recently featured on CBC Radio, where she discussed her research into the use of non-lethal wolf management methods on cattle ranches.
Scholarship opportunities shape college experience for Eryne Jenkins
Nelson Institute student Eryne Jenkins was recently featured in On Wisconsin Magazine.
Nelson Institute faculty contribute to new commentary on climate change and health interventions
Collaborators from the Nelson Institute have contributed to a new commentary in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health that identifies several solutions that will limit global warming and improve human health.
Anna Andrzejewski to speak at Madison Made event
Explore the life and legacy of Madison-based builder-developer Marshall Erdman with Anna Andrzejewski, director of the Nelson Institute Center for Culture, History, and Environment (CHE) and Bradshaw Knight Professor of Environmental Humanities on February 16, 2022, from 11:45 a.m.–1 p.m., at Union South. Andrzejewski, will be speaking as a part of the event, Madison Made: Marshall Erdman’s Contributions to Postwar Architecture.
Tales from Planet Earth Film Series features the film, Breaking Trail
Explore Emily Ford’s experience as the first woman and person of color to embark on a thru-hike of the Ice Age Trail in winter during the Nelson Institute Tales from Planet Earth Film series screening and discussion of Breaking Trail.