University of Wisconsin-Madison senior and Community Environmental Scholar Calla Norris is exploring her growing passion for conservation through opportunities while obtaining her degrees in environmental studies (Nelson Institute) and people-environment (geography). Norris decided on this …
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Nelson Institute mourns the loss of Carrie Lee Nelson
Carrie Lee Nelson, the widow of Nelson Institute namesake, Wisconsin governor, and U.S. senator Gaylord Nelson, died March 15 at her home in Kensington, Maryland. Nelson was a great supporter of the University of Wisconsin-Madison …
Nelson graduate student receives grants to increase justice within food systems
Sarah Janes Ugoretz has spent her academic career working to better understand the employee-employer relationship on organic vegetable farms.
Center for Ecology and Environment Symposium keynote speaker is UW alumna
The Nelson Institute Center for Ecology and Environment will host its 2021 Spring Symposium on April 27-28. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Elena Bennett, a research chair in Sustainability Science at McGill University in Quebec. …
Nelson Institute professor bridges science, policy, public health to bring space-based data to the world
Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies & Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Tracey Holloway was recently named director of the third generation NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team (HAQAST), having served as director …
Dean Paul Robbins featured on Wisconsin Sea Grant podcast
Nelson Institute Dean Paul Robbins was featured on a recent episode of the Wisconsin Sea Grant podcast “Introduced,” highlighting the environmental challenges of aquatic invasive species. The episode, titled “Becoming Invasive,” explores the cultural and …
Tatiana Satchivi studies soundscapes to protect biodiversity
A graduate of the Environmental Observation and Informatics (EOI) program, she studies soundscapes to understand the effects of selective logging in tropical forests on biodiversity.
Nelson Institute professor calls for increased research on environmental disruption and disease dynamics
Nelson Institute professor and director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI), Jonathan Patz is among a group of researchers calling for interdisciplinary collaboration to better understand the roots of zoonotic diseases. Published …
Environmental justice is focus for latest Nelson Issue Brief
The Nelson Institute Issue Brief summarizes and conveys up-to-date scholarship from across the UW-Madison campus on key issues of environmental concern. The latest edition of the Nelson Issue Brief focuses on environmental justice. In particular, …
FEWscapes to expand horizons for food, energy, water, and ecosystem security
FEWscapes is a research and engagement project to advance knowledge and support decision-making for food, energy, water, and ecosystem security in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. It is led by a diverse team of researchers …
Energy Analysis and Policy Program celebrates 40th anniversary and looks to future
For more than four decades, the Nelson Institute’s Energy Analysis and Policy (EAP) program has been a leader in energy education, offering students in almost any graduate program on campus the opportunity to link big-picture energy issues with …
Nelson affiliate finds invasive species often start as ‘sleeper populations’
Jake Vander Zanden, Nelson Institute affiliate and director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Limnology, is the co-author of a new study published in the journal BioScience which found that many invasive species often …
Nelson institute alumna and author Heather Shumaker shares advice with professional students
After more than twenty years of experience in land conservation and a career that spans many disciplines, Nelson Institute alumna Heather Shumaker has gained a unique perspective on environmental challenges. It’s a perspective that she shares through …
UW–Madison interior architecture student focuses education on culture, design, and sustainability
When Riley Palkert came to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2017, she was confident that she wanted to pursue a major in interior architecture. Her mom was an interior designer, and she was attracted to …
Nelson Institute undergrad explores environmentalism through art
Growing up in California, Nelson Institute graduating senior Juan Antonio Torres experienced first-hand the devastating effects of droughts and forest fires, causing him to think critically about conservation efforts and the environment. He combined his interest for …
UniverCity year program to partner with four counties and villages
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 four communities at the same time: Marathon County, …
Nelson Institute researcher to share his work at Arboretum luncheon
His talk, titled “Tropical Forests and Elephants: Hunting, Poaching, and Conservation,” will feature information that Rosin gathered as a part of his dissertation and doctorate work at the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment.
Adrian Treves named Vilas Associate
Treves will receive support for his research, titled “Non-lethal predator control evaluated with gold-standard experiments.”
Andrea Hicks named first Hanson Family Fellow
This fellowship is made possible thanks to a generous donation from the Lewis P. Hanson family through the Hanson Family Fund for Sustainability Research, a fund that supports faculty and student sustainability-related research as well as an annual sustainability-related public lecture.
UW–Madison engineering student finds purpose in multidisciplinary education, discovers passion for people, health, and the environment
Ana Diges, a senior majoring in materials science and engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is building a rich and purposeful education by pursuing multiple certificates and participating in a variety of educational programs.
Looking to the stars, Nelson student dreams big while pursuing environmental studies and astrophysics majors
Maicen Stuart has always had a passion for the natural world. Growing up in Bountiful, Utah, a small city just north of Salt Lake City, Stuart spent much of his youth hiking and exploring the …
Nelson Institute professor Steve Ventura retires
During his time with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ventura’s roles have ranged from student to director of the Nelson Institute Land Tenure Center and Chair of the Land Resources program (now Environment and Resources).
Nelson Institute Dean co-authors paper that warns of “green sacrifice zones,” calls for non-colonial climate action
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Dean, Paul Robbins, and senior research fellow at Pompeu Fabra University, Christos Zografos, are co-authors of the recently released paper, “Green Sacrifice Zones, or Why a Green New Deal Cannot Ignore the Cost Shifts of Just Transitions.”
Nelson PhD student receives United Nations fellowship, joins hundreds of scientists working on environmental report
Nelson Institute Environment & Resources (E&R) PhD student Elizabeth Berg was recently awarded a fellowship from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to work on the sixth edition of the Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-6).
Nelson Institute graduate student combines conservation and community outreach in Sarawak, Malaysia
Nelson Institute Environment & Resources graduate student Olivia Cosby is working to combine conservation and community outreach while conducting fieldwork in Sarawak, a state located on the island of Borneo, Malaysia with diverse ecosystems, rainforests, and protected …