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  1. Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
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  3. January 2024

January 2024

Badgers, Start Your Resumes

Posted on January 12, 2024

Applications for the coveted Corporate Sustainability Internship open on February 1.

Posted in January 2024, News

Creating a More Sustainable and Equitable Food System

Posted on January 10, 2024

Valerie Stull takes a holistic view of food systems investigating how to change them for the betterment of the planet and communities.

Posted in January 2024, News

Christopher Kilgour Honored for Efforts in Environmental Education

Posted on January 8, 2024

The Nelson Institute community outreach manager received the 2023 Eco-Justice Award from the Wisconsin Association of Environmental Education (WAEE).

Posted in diversity, January 2024, News

Here’s to Health and Happiness

Posted on January 4, 2024

COP28 featured first-ever Health Day addressing the major health impacts from climate change.

Posted in January 2024, News

Nelson Institute Launches Graduate Sustainability Certificate

Posted on December 28, 2023

The new certificate includes capstone projects sourced from UniverCity Year community partnerships.

Posted in January 2024, News

Precipitation Ping-Pong

Posted on December 27, 2023

The State Climatology Office helps Wisconsinites understand recent weather and climate.

Posted in January 2024, News

Zapping Manure to Produce Fertilizers

Posted on December 26, 2023

An environmental analysis led by Rebecca Larson leads to a new technique that could help farmers extract useful nutrients.

Posted in January 2024, News

Solar-Powered and Ahead of the Curve

Posted on December 20, 2023

Shaping campus as a living laboratory for sustainable transit.

Posted in January 2024, News

Nelson Affiliate Greg Nemet to Serve as Interim La Follette Director

Posted on December 14, 2023

He will lead the La Follette School for Public Affairs as it begins a year-long celebration of its 40th anniversary.

Posted in January 2024, News

Business Sustainability Leadership Forum

Posted on December 14, 2023

New initiative connects campus innovators, industry leaders, and state officials to address environmental challenges.

Posted in January 2024, News

How Satellites — and People — Saved the Chimps

Posted on November 7, 2023

A remote perspective highlighted the importance of involving humans in the work to protect chimpanzee habitat in Tanzania.

Posted in Blog, January 2024, News

EC Graduate and Board of Visitors Member Helps connect People to Urban Green Spaces

Posted on July 24, 2023

Hidden among the pavement and large buildings of many urban areas are small but sacred green spaces. From a young age Angélica Sánchez-Mora was able to appreciate both urban and rural living. Now, she works to help connect those living in urban spaces to the slices of nature around them.

Posted in Alumni, Environmental Conservation, January 2024, News

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