Nelson Institute Dean Robbins featured in Consumer Reports
Nelson Institute Dean, Paul Robbins’ research was recently featured in the Consumer Reports article, “A Lush Lawn Without Pesticides.” The article outlines the potential environmental and health risks of lawn care products, particularly those that …
April 14, 2021Nelson Institute dissertator to receive an A.W. Mellon Public Humanities Fellowship
Nelson Institute and Department of Anthropology dissertator Pearly Wong has been named a Public Humanities Fellow through the A.W. Mellon Public Humanities Fellowship program. As a part of this fellowship, Wong will spend nine months …
April 9, 2021Flood resilience in the Coon Creek Watershed
On March 24, six students from the Nelson Institute’s Water Resources Management M.S. program (WRM) presented their findings from a two-year capstone project identifying ways to improve flood resilience in the Coon Creek watershed. The …
March 31, 2021Nelson Institute assistant professor bridges policy and climate science
Fossil fuel phase-out is at the heart of Morgan Edwards’ research. A Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) member and assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s La Follette School of …
March 29, 2021Calla Norris finds her passion in local restoration and conservation efforts
University of Wisconsin-Madison senior and Community Environmental Scholar Calla Norris is exploring her growing passion for conservation through opportunities while obtaining her degrees in environmental studies (Nelson Institute) and people-environment (geography). Norris decided on this …
March 29, 2021Nelson Institute mourns the loss of Carrie Lee Nelson
Carrie Lee Nelson, the widow of Nelson Institute namesake, Wisconsin governor, and U.S. senator Gaylord Nelson, died March 15 at her home in Kensington, Maryland. Nelson was a great supporter of the University of Wisconsin-Madison …
March 22, 2021Nelson graduate student receives grants to increase justice within food systems
Sarah Janes Ugoretz has spent her academic career working to better understand the employee-employer relationship on organic vegetable farms.
March 16, 2021Center for Ecology and Environment Symposium keynote speaker is UW alumna
The Nelson Institute Center for Ecology and Environment will host its 2021 Spring Symposium on April 27-28. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Elena Bennett, a research chair in Sustainability Science at McGill University in Quebec. …
March 12, 2021
Nelson Institute professor bridges science, policy, public health to bring space-based data to the world
Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies & Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Tracey Holloway was recently named director of the third generation NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team (HAQAST), having served as director …
March 12, 2021Dean Paul Robbins featured on Wisconsin Sea Grant podcast
Nelson Institute Dean Paul Robbins was featured on a recent episode of the Wisconsin Sea Grant podcast “Introduced,” highlighting the environmental challenges of aquatic invasive species. The episode, titled “Becoming Invasive,” explores the cultural and …
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