UW-Madison Geography Students Share Appleton International Airport’s Sustainability Story
Geography 309 partnered with UniverCity Alliance to connect students with communities.
August 11, 2022
Climate Hazards Worsen More Than Half of Infectious Diseases
Chances are you’ve known that climate change isn’t just affecting the environment, but human health as well.
August 9, 2022
Thoroughly Modern Canid
What do buses, Starbucks, and coyotes have in common? If you said, “things you find in a city,” you’d be correct.
August 8, 2022EC Student Aspires to a Role in Conservation Planning Despite Facing Adversity
Nelson Institute environmental conservation (EC) master’s student Carrie Lovelace has persevered through some of life's toughest challenges while completing her degree.
August 2, 2022The “Jalisconsin Idea”
In June, UW alumnus and visiting Nelson Institute professor Eduardo Santana Castellón was presented with the Environmental Merit Award from the Jalisco (Mexico) State Congress.
July 26, 2022Nuclear Fallout: From the Sky to the Sea
Blocked out sunlight, crop failure, and … sinking oceans? Elizabeth Maroon, faculty member in the Nelson Institute’s Center for Climatic Research, discusses the threat that nuclear war poses to the planet’s oceans.
July 15, 2022Nelson Institute Key Player in College of the Menominee Nation Student Transfer Partnership
Students of the College of Menominee Nation have a direct transfer path the UW–Madison, thanks in part to the Nelson Institute.
July 12, 2022NSF Grant Supports Internships at the Welty Environment Center
Through the efforts of Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research Interim Director Michael Notaro and Wisconsin Educational Leadership for Community Outreach and Mentoring for the Environment (WELCOME), with funding provided by a National Science Foundation (NSF) GEOPAths grant, three Beloit Memorial High School students participated in a one-of-a-kind internship program at the Welty Environment Center (WEC).
July 11, 2022From California to Wisconsin to Costa Rica, Environmental Studies Certificate Student Pushes the Boundaries of Her Comfort Zone
For undergraduate student Claire Naughton, getting outside of her comfort zone is an experience she strives for. Originally from San Francisco, Calif., Naughton chose to attend the University of Wisconsin–Madison as an environmental science major with certificates in environmental studies, energy, and global health.
July 6, 2022EOI Student Works to Preserve Wildlife at Home in Kenya
Graduate student Grace Cheptoo moved across the world to begin the Environmental Observation Informatics program at the Nelson Institute in May of 2021.
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