{"id":39740,"date":"2023-07-24T20:08:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T20:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business-one.local\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:39:59","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"gbp-section gb-element-a0bbfefb\">\n<div class=\"gbp-section__inner gb-element-e3feee41\">\n<h2 class=\"gb-text-ce385660\"><span class=\"gb-shape\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-text\">Explore the Latest Issue<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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class=\"gb-media-db7d7733\" alt=\"Collage banner that includes items that were physically on Aldo Leopold when he passed away in 1948.\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aldo-Cover_Hero\u20131920x1080-768x432.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aldo-Cover_Hero\u20131920x1080-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aldo-Cover_Hero\u20131920x1080-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aldo-Cover_Hero\u20131920x1080-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aldo-Cover_Hero\u20131920x1080-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aldo-Cover_Hero\u20131920x1080.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-f8bbd6dd\">\n<div class=\"gb-text gb-text-6acd555c commons-category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/arts-and-culture\/\" rel=\"tag\">Arts and Culture<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/conservation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conservation<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-17caa6ec\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/the-land-ethic-in-a-world-on-fire-aldo-leopold\/\">The Land Ethic in a World on Fire<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-f5c443ce commons-post-date\">June 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-loop-item gb-loop-item-565eafd7 post-51994 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health tag-in-your-environment tag-lead tag-summer-2026 post_template-how-to-not-start-a-fire\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-ec8d5830\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" data-media-id=\"52082\" class=\"gb-media-db7d7733\" alt=\"Firefighters in aerial lift spray water on a house ablaze.\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-not-start-a-fire_1920x1080-768x432.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-not-start-a-fire_1920x1080-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-not-start-a-fire_1920x1080-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-not-start-a-fire_1920x1080-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-not-start-a-fire_1920x1080-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-not-start-a-fire_1920x1080.webp 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-f8bbd6dd\">\n<div class=\"gb-text gb-text-6acd555c commons-category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Health<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-17caa6ec\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/how-to-not-start-a-fire\/\">How to NOT Start a Fire<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-f5c443ce commons-post-date\">June 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-f44477c5 home-page-latest\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-db08f3d6\">\n<div><div class=\"gb-looper-e8a19db8\">\n<div class=\"gb-loop-item gb-loop-item-bfca2c91 post-51992 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-health category-students tag-reflection tag-secondary tag-summer-2026\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-7efc952d\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" alt=\"Digital illustration of a gloomy silouetted forest with colored sky gradient behind.\" data-media-id=\"52011\" class=\"gb-media-a80a97dd\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cornwall-Reflections-Sky-Comp_1920x1080-768x432.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cornwall-Reflections-Sky-Comp_1920x1080-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cornwall-Reflections-Sky-Comp_1920x1080-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cornwall-Reflections-Sky-Comp_1920x1080-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cornwall-Reflections-Sky-Comp_1920x1080-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cornwall-Reflections-Sky-Comp_1920x1080.webp 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-12b5617a\">\n<div class=\"gb-text gb-text-0c87f259 commons-category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/education\/\" rel=\"tag\">Education<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Health<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/students\/\" rel=\"tag\">Students<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-aa1e1150\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text gb-text-8b8c54c7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/learning-without-burning-out-emotionally-informed-environmental-education\/\">Learning Without Burning Out<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-4483d13d commons-post-date\">June 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-loop-item gb-loop-item-bfca2c91 post-51996 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conservation tag-alumni-in-focus tag-secondary tag-summer-2026\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-7efc952d\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" alt=\"Fire gently carries through a coastal redwood grove in Sonoma Coast State Park near Jenner, CA in Winter 2025.\" data-media-id=\"52298\" class=\"gb-media-a80a97dd\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burn-Boss-Hero_1920x1080-768x432.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burn-Boss-Hero_1920x1080-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burn-Boss-Hero_1920x1080-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burn-Boss-Hero_1920x1080-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burn-Boss-Hero_1920x1080-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burn-Boss-Hero_1920x1080.webp 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-12b5617a\">\n<div class=\"gb-text gb-text-0c87f259 commons-category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/conservation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conservation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-aa1e1150\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text gb-text-8b8c54c7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/the-burn-boss-ryan-klausch\/\">The Burn Boss<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-4483d13d commons-post-date\">June 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-loop-item gb-loop-item-bfca2c91 post-52000 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-and-culture category-conservation category-history tag-secondary tag-summer-2026 tag-unearthed\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-7efc952d\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" alt=\"Harry Potter dragon on a building\" data-media-id=\"52018\" class=\"gb-media-a80a97dd\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dragons_Hero-1920x1080-1-768x432.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dragons_Hero-1920x1080-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dragons_Hero-1920x1080-1-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dragons_Hero-1920x1080-1-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dragons_Hero-1920x1080-1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dragons_Hero-1920x1080-1.webp 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-12b5617a\">\n<div class=\"gb-text gb-text-0c87f259 commons-category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/arts-and-culture\/\" rel=\"tag\">Arts and Culture<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/conservation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conservation<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-aa1e1150\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text gb-text-8b8c54c7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/five-things-you-didnt-know-about-dragons\/\">Five Things You Didn\u2019t Know About Dragons<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-4483d13d commons-post-date\">June 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-loop-item gb-loop-item-bfca2c91 post-51998 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conservation category-students tag-field-notes tag-secondary tag-summer-2026\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-7efc952d\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" alt=\"Student pose during a prescribed burn in the Arboretum.\" data-media-id=\"52323\" class=\"gb-media-a80a97dd\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prescribed-Burn-Class_1920x1080-768x432.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prescribed-Burn-Class_1920x1080-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prescribed-Burn-Class_1920x1080-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prescribed-Burn-Class_1920x1080-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prescribed-Burn-Class_1920x1080-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Prescribed-Burn-Class_1920x1080.webp 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-12b5617a\">\n<div class=\"gb-text gb-text-0c87f259 commons-category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/conservation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conservation<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/students\/\" rel=\"tag\">Students<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-aa1e1150\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text gb-text-8b8c54c7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/field-notes-prescribed-burn-class\/\">Field Notes: Learning to Burn<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-4483d13d commons-post-date\">June 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-loop-item gb-loop-item-bfca2c91 post-52004 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate category-tech category-water tag-abstracts tag-secondary tag-summer-2026 post_template-vertical-hero-template\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-7efc952d\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1153\" alt=\"Aerial view of a scared landscape from a wildfire.\" data-media-id=\"52177\" class=\"gb-media-a80a97dd\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wildfire-scar-aerial-768x1153.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wildfire-scar-aerial-768x1153.webp 768w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wildfire-scar-aerial-400x600.webp 400w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wildfire-scar-aerial-799x1200.webp 799w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wildfire-scar-aerial.webp 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-12b5617a\">\n<div class=\"gb-text gb-text-0c87f259 commons-category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/tech\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tech<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/water\/\" rel=\"tag\">Water<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-aa1e1150\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text gb-text-8b8c54c7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/understanding-fires-climate-feedbacks-min-chen-wildfire-predictions\/\">Understanding Fire\u2019s Climate Feedbacks<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-4483d13d commons-post-date\">June 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-loop-item gb-loop-item-bfca2c91 post-52002 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate category-conservation category-wisconsin tag-abstracts tag-secondary tag-summer-2026\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-7efc952d\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" alt=\"Aerial view of a bay on the Great Lakes.\" data-media-id=\"52154\" class=\"gb-media-a80a97dd\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Lakes-Bay_Hero_1920x1080-768x432.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Lakes-Bay_Hero_1920x1080-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Lakes-Bay_Hero_1920x1080-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Lakes-Bay_Hero_1920x1080-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Lakes-Bay_Hero_1920x1080-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Lakes-Bay_Hero_1920x1080.webp 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-12b5617a\">\n<div class=\"gb-text gb-text-0c87f259 commons-category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/conservation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conservation<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/wisconsin\/\" rel=\"tag\">Wisconsin<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-aa1e1150\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text gb-text-8b8c54c7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/strengthening-our-shorelines-chelsea-schelly-nsf-grant-rural-indigenous-communities-climate-hazards\/\">Strengthening our Shorelines<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-4483d13d commons-post-date\">June 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-loop-item gb-loop-item-bfca2c91 post-52006 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate category-conservation tag-abstracts tag-secondary tag-summer-2026\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-7efc952d\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" alt=\"Clark&apos;s Nutcracker with a seed in it&apos;s mouth.\" data-media-id=\"52187\" class=\"gb-media-a80a97dd\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clarks-Nutcracker_Hero_1920x1080-768x432.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clarks-Nutcracker_Hero_1920x1080-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clarks-Nutcracker_Hero_1920x1080-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clarks-Nutcracker_Hero_1920x1080-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clarks-Nutcracker_Hero_1920x1080-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clarks-Nutcracker_Hero_1920x1080.webp 1921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-12b5617a\">\n<div class=\"gb-text gb-text-0c87f259 commons-category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/conservation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conservation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-aa1e1150\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text gb-text-8b8c54c7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/seeds-of-resilience-birds-forests-wildfires\/\">Seeds of Resilience<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-4483d13d commons-post-date\">June 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-loop-item gb-loop-item-bfca2c91 post-51988 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-notes-from-the-dean tag-secondary tag-summer-2026 post_template-no-hero-template\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-7efc952d\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" alt=\"Paul Robbins sitting in his office.\" data-media-id=\"50228\" class=\"gb-media-a80a97dd\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/robbins-paul-office-768x432.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/robbins-paul-office-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/robbins-paul-office-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/robbins-paul-office.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-12b5617a\">\n<div class=\"gb-text gb-text-0c87f259 commons-category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-aa1e1150\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-text gb-text-8b8c54c7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/notes-from-the-dean-summer-2026\/\">Notes from the Dean<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-4483d13d commons-post-date\">June 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gbp-section gb-element-91e995a6 home-page-ni-feed\">\n<div class=\"gbp-section__inner\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-8250ec32\">\n<h2 class=\"gbp-section__headline gb-text-e360a0e1\"><span class=\"gb-shape\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-text\">This Issue&#8217;s Playlist<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Fire [The Commons, Summer 2026]\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/0Klgr10tlMuED0RJQuVcTf?si=sR_IsNmVQUatFvrPXh4QFg&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gbp-section gb-element-be7157d1\">\n<div class=\"gbp-section__inner gb-element-5d02d967\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-1964d4e6\">\n<h2 class=\"gbp-section__headline gb-text-73d6e5e5\"><span class=\"gb-shape\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-text\">Past Issues<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-87b7daae\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-d49f1cdf\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"1212\" 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class=\"gb-media-3eeaa2aa\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-cover-winter-2025.webp\" title=\"commons-cover-winter-2025\" alt=\"Cover image of The Commons magazine, showing hundreds of network cables plugged into a server.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-cover-winter-2025.webp 1277w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-cover-winter-2025-464x600.webp 464w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-cover-winter-2025-928x1200.webp 928w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-cover-winter-2025-768x993.webp 768w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-cover-winter-2025-1188x1536.webp 1188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1277px) 100vw, 1277px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/winter-2025\/\">Winter 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-april-2025.webp\" title=\"commons-april-2025\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-april-2025.webp 500w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-april-2025-464x600.webp 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/news\/the-commons-archive\/april-2025\/\">April 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-7532f993\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"647\" class=\"gb-media-5ca18730\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-march-2025-2.webp\" title=\"commons-march-2025-2\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-march-2025-2.webp 500w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-march-2025-2-464x600.webp 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/news\/the-commons-archive\/march-2025\/\">March 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-f818e62e\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"647\" class=\"gb-media-41d6e2d2\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-february-2025.webp\" title=\"commons-february-2025\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-february-2025.webp 500w, https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-february-2025-464x600.webp 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/news\/the-commons-archive\/february-2025\/\">February 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-d86dc972\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"647\" 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https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/the-commons\/wp-content\/uploads\/commons-november-2025-464x600.webp 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/news\/the-commons-archive\/november-2024\/\">November 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gbp-section__inner gb-element-7b1c35d6\">\n<p class=\"gb-text-bbfedd90 commons-link\"><span class=\"gb-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/news\/the-commons-archive\/\">Browse the archive<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"gb-shape\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M12.293 4.293a1 1 0 0 1 1.414 0l7 7a1 1 0 0 1 0 1.414l-7 7a1 1 0 0 1-1.414-1.414L17.586 13H4a1 1 0 1 1 0-2h13.586l-5.293-5.293a1 1 0 0 1 0-1.414\" fill=\"#0479A8\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gbp-section gb-element-0736aaa4 home-page-ni-feed\">\n<div class=\"gbp-section__inner\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-9ebeac3d\">\n<h2 class=\"gbp-section__headline gb-text-18163328\"><span class=\"gb-shape\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-text\">More News from the Nelson Institute<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gbp-section__inner gb-element-879a985d\"><div class=\"feedzy-loop-columns-3 wp-block-feedzy-rss-feeds-loop\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group nelson-feed-group\" 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href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/tia-nelson-recognized-at-uw-madisons-spring-2026-commencement\/\">Tia Nelson recognized at UW\u2013Madison\u2019s spring 2026 commencement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-c3b37ef7 commons-post-date\">May 12, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group nelson-feed-group\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1c1bd713 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-7f217305\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-6b5d7d4b\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/rebecca-larson-receives-vilas-mid-career-investigator-award\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Becky-Larson_200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca Larson Receives Vilas Mid-Career Investigator Award\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-057213cb\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/rebecca-larson-receives-vilas-mid-career-investigator-award\/\">Rebecca Larson Receives Vilas Mid-Career Investigator Award<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-c3b37ef7 commons-post-date\">May 5, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group nelson-feed-group\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1c1bd713 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-7f217305\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-6b5d7d4b\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/holly-gibbs-elected-to-american-academy-of-arts-sciences\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/gibbs-holly.webp\" alt=\"Holly Gibbs Elected to American Academy of Arts &#038; Sciences\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-057213cb\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/holly-gibbs-elected-to-american-academy-of-arts-sciences\/\">Holly Gibbs Elected to American Academy of Arts &#038; Sciences<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-c3b37ef7 commons-post-date\">April 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group nelson-feed-group\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1c1bd713 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-7f217305\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-6b5d7d4b\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nelson.wisc.edu\/celebrate-earth-day-with-these-eight-free-arts-based-events\/\"><img 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