In spring 2023, Nelson Institute faculty member Holly Gibbs and Seth Spawn-Lee, a UW–Madison graduate research assistant and member of the Gibbs Land Use and Environment Lab, worked on a team that published a paper featured in Nature Food.
The Commons
Alpha Advocate
As a kid, Francisco Santiago-Ávila had a plan to become a priest.
Continuing a Legacy
Being out in nature and working with the land is within graduate student Jesse Eddinger’s genes.
Taking Stock of the United Nations Paris Agreement
Nova Tebbe, a PhD student in the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, exemplifies the interdisciplinary research of the Nelson Institute.
Hands-On Watershed Management
Determined to remove a log from a large pile, several Nelson Institute water resources management students attempted to pull on a system of connected several ropes by leveraging their bodyweight backwards across a field at Badger Farms in Deerfield.
And the Award Goes to …
Nearly 5,000 Nelson Institute alumni work in government, business, and nonprofit organizations, applying their knowledge and skills to make the world a better and more sustainable place.
Director’s Cut: Sean Schoville
It has been a great year for the Center for Ecology and the Environment (CEE)!
A Sense of Place
The Odyssey Project is a unique program at UW–Madison that invites adult students with economic barriers to higher education to take humanities courses on campus.
Moving Forward on Climate Action
After its initial assessment report, the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts looks to the future.
Can Goats Take a Bite Out of Invasive Plants?
CALS scientists look to ruminant grazing as a potential method for nonnative shrub control in oak woodlands.
Climate Effects on Tourism
Changing seasons are impacting tourism and outdoor recreation in Wisconsin.
Farmer’s Markets as Community Builders
Survey research shows how local food markets promote communication that builds civic engagement.
New Faculty Hire: Tim Portlock
The Nelson Institute is thrilled to announce its newest faculty member: Tim Portlock, who will join the UW–Madison community in the Fall 2023 semester.
Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings Appointed to Wisconsin Natural Resources Board
Congratulations to Nelson Institute alumnus Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings, who was recently appointed to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board by Governor Tony Evers.
Teaching the Colorado River Crisis
For 40 million Americans, the Colorado River is a life source.
Awarding Arctic Research
Christian Andresen will measure the impact of climate change on carbon emissions from Arctic wetlands.
Happy Cows are Safe Cows
What happens to you when you’re stressed? Do your eating habits change? Maybe you exercise less, or maybe you avoid being around your friends and family. The same goes for cattle.
Global Ark Project
Nearly one million species — one-eighth of all life on Earth — are threatened with near immediate extinction, and science suggests this is the beginning of a larger trend.
Mitigating Wildlife Conflict in Botswana
From the age of three, Nelson Institute environment and resources PhD student Gabi Fleury wanted to travel to Africa and be a conservationist.
Director’s Cut: Carol Barford
The Weston Roundtable lecture series is all about the science, technology, and policy of environmental sustainability.
A Liberated Intellectual
When Rob Hall accepts his offer to attend Stanford University as a PhD candidate in their Cell, Molecular and Organismal Biology program, it will be exactly two years after he almost gave up on academics altogether.
Promoting Pollinators, One Unmowed Lawn at a Time
With the help of an app developed by University of Wisconsin–Madison entomologists, Sun Prairie residents are becoming scientists studying bees in their own yards this May.
Art for All
UniverCity Year projects propel Wisconsin Rapids toward public arts culture.
Science-Based Optimism
If you’re like most people, the topic of climate change doesn’t fill you with the warm and fuzzies.
Fishing on the Line
Report indicates that fisheries are changing as the climate warms.