As climate change, habitat fragmentation, and invasive species threaten the health of ecosystems around the world, many scientists warn that the planet is in the midst of a mass extinction, in which species are being …
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Alumnus continues to be inspired by Nelson Institute experience decades after graduation
Throughout his career, Nelson Institute alumnus Warren Buchanan has continued to pursue an interdisciplinary approach to science. A lesson he says he learned during his time as a graduate student with the Nelson Institute in …
Nelson alumnus devotes nearly three decades to protecting vital water resources
Steve Jann was a senior at the University of Michigan when he first discovered his passion for water. As an undergraduate studying natural resources, he enrolled in an aquatic ecology course where he had the …
Nelson Institute Associate Professor Holly Gibbs featured in The Economist
Holly Gibbs, an associate professor in the Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) and Department of Geography, was recently featured in The Economist. The article, titled “How big beef and soya …
Nelson grad student among planetary health scholars
The spring 2020 University of Wisconsin-Madison Planetary Health Scholars, which include Nelson Institute and Cultural Anthropology graduate student Pearly Wong, recently completed five-minute, virtual mini lectures describing their projects and their goals. Each video is …
Nelson affiliate faculty and co-director of UniverCity Alliance awarded WARF named professorship
Nelson affiliate faculty and co-director of the UniverCity Alliance Joel Rogers has been awarded one of just eleven WARF Named Professorships. This award honors faculty who have made major contributions to the advancement of knowledge, …
Nelson associate professor awarded Association for the Study of Food and Society book award
Nelson Institute Professor of Environmental Justice Monica White’s book, Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement, has been awarded the 2020 Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS) Book Award in the First …
Investors see green as renewable energy expands
At a Sustainable Success webinar titled The Business of Renewable Energy, the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and its partners at the Wisconsin School of Business hosted a conversation with two field experts who shared how renewable energies are emerging as profitable economic investments, paving the way for a more sustainable future.
Nelson Institute and Native Nations partnerships expand
Although it has been nearly a year since the dedication of the “Our Shared Future” heritage marker on Bascom Hill, the university is continuing to honor its commitment to the Ho-Chunk Nation through a variety of events and educational programing.
Municipal Building exhibition celebrates Nelson’s 50th anniversary, artists find diverse expressions of nature
Art & Nature: The Year of the Environment includes works from 20 local artists specifically chosen for the exhibition, as well as artists from the building’s permanent collection.