Manny Teodoro’s area of expertise can be boiled down to the difference between a hydrated, well-functioning society, and a brutal, post-apocalyptic wasteland where scorching deserts stretch endlessly, rusted remnants of civilization litter the landscape, and lawless marauders clad in scavenged armor battle for dwindling resources amid a backdrop of anarchy, dust storms, and relentless survival.
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He’s Green
Raines Lucas is an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, a guitarist in a touring band, and a GLUE researcher.
Lighting the Path Forward
Dorothy Lsoto never imagined she would be earning her doctorate in environment and resources at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.
Where Sustainability Meets Chemistry
“If you want to save the world, be a chemist,” Amy Cannon said to a room of students, faculty, and staff at the Nelson Institute’s Weston Roundtable in late January.
Sticking with Sustainability
The votes are in! Meet Lia Tabor, the winner of the Nelson Institute’s recent sticker design competition.
Winter on Thin Ice
Coverage, fish, cube, duration. What connects these four words? That’s right, ice!
Charging Toward a Greener Future
What’s the best surge protector on the market? Which portable charger is going to last me the longest? How do I recycle batteries?
Breaking Down Borders
“When I was young, I never walked on roads,” says Induja Gandhiprasad, a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in environmental conservation.
The Ethics of Conservation Genetics
Across the globe, human activity has led to the rapid decrease in biodiversity.
How to Win Friends and Influence Policy
What do a communication arts major, a consultant, and a professor have in common? They’re all Rob Beattie, a familiar name to anyone who’s come through the Nelson Institute in the past, oh, 20 years or so.
Celebrating CESP
UW–Madison student Journey Prack is an entomology major who loves cooking.
Holly Gibbs Recognized with Mid-Career Award
The American Geophysical Union honored the UW–Madison for outstanding interdisciplinary contributions to the field of global environmental change.
A Painted Purpose
David Kuvawoga has held a deep connection to the environment since birth.
Conserving the Kickapoo
For many Wisconsinites, the state’s landscape might seem like an endless patchwork of farmland and cornfields.
Celebrating Native November
Bad River Band documentary screening highlights love and resiliency.
Paging the Community
Senior Grace Gooley builds community with students of different fields through one of the most common objects you’ve never made — paper.
Books for Future Environmentalists
Celebrate 10 years of Edge Effects with this book list from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center.
Teachers’ Pets: Steph Tai and Megyn Kelly
When it comes to exercise, dressing up, or coming to campus, this iguana don’t wanna.
Shared Solutions
Sustaining partnerships, progress with Business Sustainability Leadership Forum.
Shaping Waterscapes
Sophie Van Alsburg has always felt a deep connection to water in all its forms. Whether she’s carving through snowy slopes in winter or diving into lakes in summer, her favorite pastimes are tied to H₂O.
A Kaleidoscope of Beings
Heather Swan didn’t have the most conventional upbringing. As a girl, she lived with her mother, an artist, and traveled between artist communities across the country.
Turning Passion into Progress
When Tiffany Clark first started as an undergraduate student, she didn’t plan on majoring in environmental studies.
Where Climate Meets Health
As the nation and the world race to mitigate climate change, sweeping climate policies are emerging — and fast.
Six Things You Didn’t Know about Flamingos
On a fall day on campus, you might see sandhill cranes wading in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve, house sparrows cleaning up by the food carts on Library Mall, and if you’re lucky, maybe even a pair of canvasbacks floating along the Lake Mendota shoreline.
The Chronicles of Cal
Cal DeWitt considers his childhood normal — that is, except for the zoo he kept in his backyard.