Erin Silva’s office may be on the University of Wisconsin – Madison campus, but her current work extends to Tribal Nations across the state.
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Writing Science for the Public — In Action
“For UW–Madison to be sustainable, it must become a living model for sustainability, integrating all facets of the process into its culture, its purposes, and its practices.”
Meet Wisconsin’s New Assistant State Climatologist
Bridgette Mason has been named the new assistant state climatologist for the Wisconsin State Climatology Office (SCO).
Introducing the Nelson Ambassadors
Since it first opened to students in 2011, the Nelson Institute’s environmental studies undergraduate major has seen rapid growth — after just one year, the number of declared students nearly doubled.
New Graduate Research Award Supports Socio-Ecological Research
When it comes to the field of socio-ecology, Nelson Institute graduate Steven Lawry has written the book (or, at least, one of them).
Center for the Ecology and the Environment: Aldo Leopold Graduate Research Award
The center is offering two awards of $5,000 each to help support field research, travel-related expenses related to research, conference attendance, or other direct research costs.
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How Much Can Forests Fight Climate Change? A Sensor in Space Has Answers. New York Times, December 8, 2023 Quoted: Lisa Naughton, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, Center for Ecology and the Environment, …
An Interdisciplinary Education
The world is Hailey Kuhn’s oyster — and she knows it.
Building a Sustainable Community
Imagine a community where people work together to preserve natural resources, protect their watershed, and learn about the importance of conservation.
Geospatial Skills in a Complex World
Geospatial skills transcend traditional professional boundaries. They can be applied to solving humanitarian challenges as they can to solving biodiversity challenges.
Badgers, Start Your Resumes
Applications for the coveted Corporate Sustainability Internship open on February 1.
Creating a More Sustainable and Equitable Food System
Valerie Stull takes a holistic view of food systems investigating how to change them for the betterment of the planet and communities.
Christopher Kilgour Honored for Efforts in Environmental Education
The Nelson Institute community outreach manager received the 2023 Eco-Justice Award from the Wisconsin Association of Environmental Education (WAEE).
Here’s to Health and Happiness
COP28 featured first-ever Health Day addressing the major health impacts from climate change.
Nelson Institute Launches Graduate Sustainability Certificate
The new certificate includes capstone projects sourced from UniverCity Year community partnerships.
Precipitation Ping-Pong
The State Climatology Office helps Wisconsinites understand recent weather and climate.
Zapping Manure to Produce Fertilizers
An environmental analysis led by Rebecca Larson leads to a new technique that could help farmers extract useful nutrients.
Solar-Powered and Ahead of the Curve
Shaping campus as a living laboratory for sustainable transit.
Nelson Affiliate Greg Nemet to Serve as Interim La Follette Director
He will lead the La Follette School for Public Affairs as it begins a year-long celebration of its 40th anniversary.
Business Sustainability Leadership Forum
New initiative connects campus innovators, industry leaders, and state officials to address environmental challenges.
Cracking the Code: Harnessing Computer Programming for the Environment
Languages such as Python, JavaScript, and R have become important tools for earth observation.
Will Wisconsin Become a Climate Haven?
The 2023 Climate Change Symposium provided an opportunity to learn about the effects of climate change on our natural resources and ecosystems, as well as economic and public policy implications.
Connecting Water, Connecting People
For Heidi Putnam, water resource conservation is less about understanding the hard sciences than it is about understanding the communities relying on those water resources.
Holly Gibbs Named 2023 Highly Cited Researcher
As 2023 comes to a close, Holly Gibbs, Nelson Institute professor and director of the Global Land Use and Environment (GLUE) Lab, is honored as a Highly Cited Researcher for Clarivate’s 2023 list.
A Bird’s-Eye View of Conservation
Soumika Gaddameedi’s passion for the environment began at a young age, stemming from childhood memories of hiking and surrounding herself with nature.