Nelson 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 …
Calla 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 …
Nelson 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 …
Nelson 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.
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 …
Dean 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 …
Nelson Institute professor calls for increased research on environmental disruption and disease dynamics
Nelson Institute professor and director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI), Jonathan Patz is among a group of researchers calling for interdisciplinary collaboration to better understand the roots of zoonotic diseases. Published …
