“Madison in the summer is beautiful,” says undergraduate Kendi Aaron. “That’s the one thing I will die on a hill for.”
The Commons
The Best Laid Plans
“The story usually starts with carbon.”
Advocating for a Shared Future
While Elliott Funmaker of the Wisconsin Dells Singers drummed a song passed down through generations, officials raised the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin flag outside of the Waunakee Village Hall on the first day of Native American Heritage Month.
What’s Stressing Wisconsin’s Wildlife?
Wisconsin wildlife are stressed by climate change, according to a report from the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI).
Commuter Community
UW–Madison recognized by Dane County Climate Champions for employee commuting.
Climate Influencers and the Politics of Attention
How youth climate activists strategically leverage attention to gain institutional influence while navigating its uneven distribution across geographies.
Despite commitments, Brazil’s beef sector tainted by purchases from protected lands in Amazon basin
Depending on where it’s from, your next steak could come with a side of illegal deforestation.
UW’s Tracey Holloway elected to National Academy of Medicine
Tracey Holloway, atmospheric scientist and professor in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine in recognition of her leadership in initiatives to connect climate with health.
Rising Waters
Wisconsin’s Koshkonong Creek and its communities have been in deep water in recent years due to increased flooding.
Sifting and Reckoning
The Public History Project is part of a broader collection of efforts to create a more welcoming and inclusive campus.
Solutions, Not Problems
If he’s being honest, Paul Robbins isn’t in love with the cover of his newest book.
The Stories Not Told
In 2017, the country watched history horrifically repeated itself: Nazi and Ku Klux Klan emblems blazed as a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned deadly.
A Rendezvous to Remember
It was a night to remember as the Nelson community gathered for the first in-person Rendezvous event since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Eight Questions with Jennifer Raynor
This Nelson alumna and CALS professor combines economic and environmental expertise.
Plants Under Stress
Wisconsin plants and natural communities are stressed by climate change.
Joy Trip Reading Project Fall Book List
“Who gets to use our nation’s wild places? Who is welcome in the parks?
Director’s Cut: Michael Notaro
I would like to introduce myself as the new director of the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research (CCR).
Enlightening Lightning
Nelson alumna Jeannine Richards studies how lightning strikes shape tropical forests.
One hundred acres of beauty
UW environmental power couple Susan and Steve Carpenter spend their free time restoring 100 acres of prairie in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area.
Engineering Sustainability
If you were part of the Nelson Institute anytime in the past decade or so, chances are you’ve heard of — or perhaps attended — a Weston Roundtable Series lecture.
Q & A: Meet Zac Freedman
“Can I just start by saying, I mean, this is a dream job for me!”
Ankur Desai Honored with Mid-Career Award
Ankur Desai, an affiliate of the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research and professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences (AOS) in the College of Letters and Science, was recently awarded the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) 2022 Joanne Simpson Medal for Mid-Career Scientists — one of the highest honors bestowed by AGU.
The Business of Forests
It was hard to keep Nelson Institute environmental observation informatics (EOI) MS grad Alex Ramos away from his hometown of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada when the opportunity to turn his passion into a full-time career came knocking.
Living History
On June 20, 2022, a small flotilla could be seen off the southwest shoreline of Teewąąšikhomįik, He Who Lies There (English name, Lake Mendota). The air was still, as was the water, while the group …
Creating a Cleaner Future
Sustainability came into Ashok Sarkar PhD’97’s consciousness on a roof on a New Delhi summer night.