Shaping Waterscapes
Sophie Van Alsburg has always felt a deep connection to water in all its forms. Whether she's carving through snowy slopes in winter or diving into lakes in summer, her favorite pastimes are tied to H₂O.
November 13, 2024A Kaleidoscope of Beings
Heather Swan didn’t have the most conventional upbringing. As a girl, she lived with her mother, an artist, and traveled between artist communities across the country.
November 11, 2024Turning Passion into Progress
When Tiffany Clark first started as an undergraduate student, she didn’t plan on majoring in environmental studies.
November 8, 2024Where Climate Meets Health
As the nation and the world race to mitigate climate change, sweeping climate policies are emerging — and fast.
October 24, 2024Six Things You Didn’t Know about Flamingos
On a fall day on campus, you might see sandhill cranes wading in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve, house sparrows cleaning up by the food carts on Library Mall, and if you’re lucky, maybe even a pair of canvasbacks floating along the Lake Mendota shoreline.
October 23, 2024The Chronicles of Cal
Cal DeWitt considers his childhood normal — that is, except for the zoo he kept in his backyard.
October 10, 2024Illustrating Prairie Ecology
While attending the Rhode Island School of Design for her undergraduate degree, Liz Anna Kozik became very aware of the fact that she was a Midwesterner on the East Coast.
October 9, 2024Can’t-Miss Moments from Rendezvous 2024
Rendezvous on the Terrace, the annual gathering for alumni of the Nelson Institute, looks a lot different today than when it started.
October 7, 2024Four Things You Didn’t Know about Land Tenure
“I’ve found, over the years, that the terminology with land tenure is often kind of murky,” says Lisa Naughton, faculty affiliate in the Nelson institute’s Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE).
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