From advancing environmental justice to using technology to develop sustainable solutions, our students approach our planet’s most pressing environmental challenges from a diverse range of backgrounds, interests, and experiences. Check out how some of our future environmental leaders are making a difference, both locally and abroad.
Celebrating CESP
UW–Madison student Journey Prack is an entomology major who loves cooking.
January 29, 2025A Painted Purpose
David Kuvawoga has held a deep connection to the environment since birth.
December 11, 2024Shaping 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, 2024Protecting Water for the Present and Future
Water rippling. Birds chirping. Wind whispering.
August 22, 2024Which Back-to-School Badger Are You?
It may still feel like summer, but back-to-school season is in full swing here on campus.
August 13, 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, 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, 2024Watershed Management and Words of Motivation
If you asked Ken Genskow for advice on watershed planning and management, he would tell you to always anticipate change.
May 13, 2024Sustaining Students to Sustain the Environment
If you were on campus last fall you likely received this email asking you to participate in a campuswide sustainability survey.
May 10, 2024From Lab Work to Land Management
For Linnea Patterson, studying biology was — well, in her biology.
March 13, 2024
Introducing the Nelson Ambassadors
Since it first opened to students in 2011, the Nelson Institute’s environmental studies undergraduate major has seen rapid growth — after just one year, the number of declared students nearly doubled.
February 19, 2024Building a Sustainable Community
Imagine a community where people work together to preserve natural resources, protect their watershed, and learn about the importance of conservation.
February 9, 2024Connecting Water, Connecting People
For Heidi Putnam, water resource conservation is less about understanding the hard sciences than it is about understanding the communities relying on those water resources.
December 11, 2023A Bird’s-Eye View of Conservation
Soumika Gaddameedi’s passion for the environment began at a young age, stemming from childhood memories of hiking and surrounding herself with nature.
December 6, 2023
