The Commons – November 2024

  • Van Alsburg, knee-deep in the Fancy Creek watershed, as she measures the embankment. Photo courtesy of Sophie Van Alsburg

    Shaping 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.

  • Heather Swan’s new book, Where the Grass Still Sings.

    A Kaleidoscope of Beings

    Heather Swan didn’t have the most conventional upbringing. As a girl, she lived with her mother, an artist, and traveled between artist communities across the country.

  • Clark at IKEA’s Meet the Bees workshop where coworkers got a chance to get up close and personal with IKEA’s biodiversity initiatives. Photo courtesy of Tiffany Clark

    Turning Passion into Progress

    When Tiffany Clark first started as an undergraduate student, she didn’t plan on majoring in environmental studies.

  • Raise Your Own Nematodes

    Scientists are providing growers with a DIY process to fight insect pests.

  • The Bright Side of AI

    Third-annual Sustainability Symposium highlights the AI in sustainability.

  • Climate Impacts on Tribal Nations

    Nelson Institute alum Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings discusses the cultural, economic, and recreational changes that will result from climate change in Wisconsin.

  • Community health illustration

    Where Climate Meets Health

    As the nation and the world race to mitigate climate change, sweeping climate policies are emerging — and fast.

  • Don’t Go Changing Waterfalls

    Anita Thompson’s lab finds insights in climate change’s impacts on water resources.