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  1. Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
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  3. April 2022

April 2022

Nelson Institute PhD student pens guest column highlighting Earth Day

Posted on April 14, 2022

Nelson Institute Environment and Resources (E&R) PhD student Audrey Stanton has written a guest column “Tips for Grads: Making every day Earth Day” for the GradConnections Weekly, the graduate student newsletter. 

Posted in April 2022, Environment and Resources, News

A quarter century of leadership in the private sector reinforces the value of Nelson degrees for alumni duo

Posted on April 13, 2022

For alumni Binks and Judy Colby-George, the Nelson Institute is where it all began.

Posted in Alumni, April 2022, News

Edge Effects magazine reaches one million views

Posted on April 7, 2022

The editorial board at Edge Effects is celebrating a major milestone during spring semester 2022.

Posted in April 2022, News

First of its kind Nelson Institute summer course addresses eco-anxiety

Posted on April 4, 2022

A new course through the University of Wisconsin–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies is teaching students to build a path towards resiliency and wellbeing in the face of climate change and eco-anxiety.

Posted in April 2022, News

Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies to host Earth Day 2022: Water on the Rise

Posted on March 29, 2022

Explore the inextricable link between life and water during the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Earth Day learning event, Water on the Rise.

Posted in April 2022, News

Researchers solve mystery behind Antarctica’s lopsided sea ice cycle

Posted on March 28, 2022

For decades, scientists have watched as the sea ice cover around Antarctica slowly grows over several months each year, and then mysteriously disappears at a rapid rate.

Posted in April 2022, ccr, News

Nelson Institute PhD student named Planetary Health Campus Ambassador & IIASA Scholar

Posted on March 25, 2022

Nelson Institute Environment and Resources (E&R) PhD student Thomas Leffler has been selected as a Planetary Health Campus Ambassador with the Planetary Health Alliance.

Posted in April 2022, Environment and Resources, News, sage

Nelson Institute affiliate Wendy Turner expands knowledge of wildlife disease ecology

Posted on March 24, 2022

Understanding and improving the mitigation and management of pathogens shared among wildlife, livestock, and humans, is the inspiration for Nelson Institute affiliate Wendy Turner’s research.

Posted in April 2022, News

New UW–Madison research projects to benefit Great Lakes

Posted on March 22, 2022

Wisconsin Sea Grant recently announced that two Nelson Institute affiliate research projects have been selected to receive funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Posted in April 2022, News

Study showcases need for improved data surrounding Wisconsin wolf hunts

Posted on March 16, 2022

Assumptions and gaps in population and reproduction data could lead to near local extinction for Wisconsin gray wolves according to a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.

Posted in April 2022, News

Nelson Institute affiliates discuss the future of fossil fuels on WPR

Posted on March 14, 2022

Nelson Institute affiliate and La Follette School of Public Affairs Professor Greg Nemet and Nelson Institute affiliate and Professor, Jonathan Patz are featured in a Wisconsin Public Radio story discussing the future of energy.

Posted in April 2022, News

Vaishnavi Tripuraneni receives Teaching Assistant (TA) Award for Exceptional Service

Posted on March 9, 2022

Nelson Institute graduate student Vaishnavi Tripuraneni has been awarded a University of Wisconsin–Madison Teaching Assistant (TA) Award for Exceptional Service.

Posted in April 2022, Environment and Resources, News

Nelson Institute faculty and programs highlighted in “Blank’s Slate”

Posted on March 3, 2022

The Nelson Institute sustainability certificate and Nelson Institute affiliate, Andrea Hicks, were among the programs and people highlighted in the March 3 edition of “Blank’s Slate”.

Posted in April 2022, News

Nelson Institute senior scientist Steve Vavrus discusses Wisconsin’s winter warming trend

Posted on February 25, 2022

The past two decades have been the warmest on record, which has led to challenges for some of Wisconsin’s most popular winter recreational activities.

Posted in April 2022, ccr, News

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