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It only takes one teaspoon of salt to pollute five gallons of water to a level that is toxic to freshwater organisms, according to Wisconsin Salt Wise.
Did You Know?
It only takes one teaspoon of salt to pollute five gallons of water to a level that is toxic to freshwater organisms, according to Wisconsin Salt Wise.
For years, the prevailing belief among climate scientists was that Earth’s tilt was the primary factor in determining seasonal climate in the tropical Pacific.
“I believe the Nelson Institute is the only part of campus that has ever successfully won a National Science Foundation S-STEM grant,” says Rob Beattie, his voice tinged with excitement and pride.
Wisconsin’s changing climate conditions affect the structures and facilities we use daily.
UniverCity Year partnership helps Marathon County get less salty.
UW graduate and former CCR scientist was recently honored with an alumni award.
On November 2, the Nelson Institute’s Everyone’s Earth lecture series hosted Dr. Christy Hyman, assistant professor of human geography at Mississippi State University, where she spoke on the intersections of the social, political, and economic costs of enslaved freedom seekers and their journey to liberation.
Traveling from the opposite side of the world, Sumaiya Firoze came to the Nelson Institute determined to grow her conservation knowledge and skills to help her home country of Bangladesh.
“Madison in the summer is beautiful,” says undergraduate Kendi Aaron. “That’s the one thing I will die on a hill for.”
“The story usually starts with carbon.”
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.
Wisconsin wildlife are stressed by climate change, according to a report from the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI).
UW–Madison recognized by Dane County Climate Champions for employee commuting.
How youth climate activists strategically leverage attention to gain institutional influence while navigating its uneven distribution across geographies.
Depending on where it’s from, your next steak could come with a side of illegal deforestation.
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.
Wisconsin’s Koshkonong Creek and its communities have been in deep water in recent years due to increased flooding.
The Public History Project is part of a broader collection of efforts to create a more welcoming and inclusive campus.
If he’s being honest, Paul Robbins isn’t in love with the cover of his newest book.
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.
It was a night to remember as the Nelson community gathered for the first in-person Rendezvous event since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
This Nelson alumna and CALS professor combines economic and environmental expertise.
Wisconsin plants and natural communities are stressed by climate change.
“Who gets to use our nation’s wild places? Who is welcome in the parks?
I would like to introduce myself as the new director of the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research (CCR).