Nelson Institute Featured Events
Weston Roundtable – Clear Cut: Burning Forests for Energy Doesn’t Stack Up
Speaker: Bob Musil, President and CEO, Rachel Carson Council ...
Short & Snappy: Sharpen Your Elevator Speech Through Alumni Conversations
Feeling nervous about networking or interviewing? Join us for six-minute speed conversations with environmental professionals. ...
Weston Roundtable – Improving Agricultural Sustainability with Cutting-Edge Technologies
Speaker: Yi Wang, Assistant Professor of Horticulture, UW–Madison ...
CPEP Seminar – From Plants to Planets: Land Surface Effects on Global Climate
Speaker: Marysa Laguë, James S. McDonnell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Dynamic and Multiscale Systems, University of Saskatchewan; Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Utah ...
Weston Roundtable – Sustainable Development: From Concept to Curriculum
Speaker: Lawrence Bove, President and CEO, Weston Solutions Inc. ...
Events have concluded for the semester. Stay tuned for future events!
Events contact: Emily Reynolds, Director of Community Engagement and Alumni Relations, ereynolds2@wisc.edu
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Video Library
View recordings of past events on topics ranging from climate change to environmental justice. The library includes videos from Nelson Institute signature events such as Earth Day, as well as seminars hosted by our research centers.
Nelson Signature Events
Campuswide Environmental Events
- October
- October 6Weston Roundtable: Clear Cut: Burning Forests for Energy Doesn’t Stack UpSpeaker: Bob Musil, President & CEO, Rachel Carson Council 4:15 PM, 1163 Mechanical Engineering Building
- October 8Volunteer in the UW Lakeshore Nature PreserveHelp care for this beloved campus natural area9:00 AM, Frautschi Point parking lot on Lake Mendota Drive. On the 80 bus route.
- October 8Ecological Restoration Work PartyArboretum Core Area and Curtis Prairie9:00 AM, Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
- October 8
