Nelson Institute Announces 2024 Alumni Award Winners
More than 6,000 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.
July 12, 2024Healthy World, Healthy Womb
Would you choose to have kids if you knew they would be born into an environment riddled with toxic pollution, subjecting them to poor health throughout their lives?
July 10, 2024Monica White Recognized with Career Award
The American Sociological Association honored the UW–Madison associate professor for “outstanding contributions to sociological practice.”
July 8, 2024Your Summer Reading List
In the fall semester, two distinct Nelson Institute’s research centers came together over books.
July 8, 2024Farm-Bred and Future-Focused
On paper, Alayne Kulp seems to capture a typical Wisconsinite. Grew up on a dairy farm? Check. Loves a good cocktail? Check. Friendly, hardworking, and down-to-earth? Check, check, and check.
June 13, 2024Predicting the Future with Feng He
Step right up, folks, and meet a climate psychic! Feng He is a senior scientist within the Nelson Institute’s Center for Climatic Research (CCR) where he uses past climate data to make informed predictions about future projections.
June 13, 2024Four Things You Didn’t Know about Climate Anxiety
If you’re reading this article, chances are you care about the environment. And if you care about the environment, you’ve probably felt some level of anxiety about our future as a species and a planet.
June 11, 2024Mission Report: U.S. Army Environmental Management
In the weeks following spring graduation, UW–Madison lulls. Dorms vacate, crosswalks idle, and classrooms empty. All is quiet on the campus front, but in Science Hall room 110, a group of 20-some folks gathered over a shared mission: learning tactics to help maintain stability in environments facing human conflict.
June 10, 2024The Storytelling Side of Science
Surrounded by mangoes, Nyal Mueenuddin remembers his childhood as fun, sweet, and sticky.
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