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, …
March 2021
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.”