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New undergraduate Sustainability Certificate launching
A new certificate in sustainability will be available to undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison beginning this fall.
Prominent climate scientist Mann to speak at UW–Madison
Michael Mann, creator of the well-known “hockey stick” graph depicting a sharp recent increase in our planet’s temperature, will deliver the fifth annual Len Robock Lecture on Thursday, April 17 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Competition seeks interdisciplinary solutions to climate change
A new competition to spark innovative solutions related to climate change and its impacts is kicking off Friday, April 4 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Actress Rosario Dawson to keynote Nelson Institute conference in April
Actress and activist Rosario Dawson, cofounder and chair of the voting rights organization Voto Latino and an international advocate for women's rights and environmental quality, will keynote the eighth annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference on Tuesday, April 22 in Madison.
University Housing increasing emphasis on sustainability
A picture of Aldo Leopold graces the lobby wall in his namesake building, the newest residence hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Student films to be screened at Nelson Institute’s ‘Tales from Planet Earth’
A collaborative class on environmental filmmaking is helping some UW–Madison students learn to tell stories in a whole new way.
Survey examines opinions about Wisconsin’s first managed wolf hunt
Many Wisconsin residents supported the state's decision to initiate the first managed wolf hunt in state history from October through December 2012, but support varied significantly between people who lived inside wolf range and those who did not, a new University of Wisconsin–Madison study indicates.
Children exposed to lead more likely to be suspended from school
Children who are exposed to lead are nearly three times more likely to be suspended from school by the 4th grade than children who are not exposed, according to a new University of Wisconsin–Madison study funded jointly by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Wisconsin Partnership Program Education and Research Committee.
Jane Goodall to keynote Nelson Institute conference in April
World-renowned primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, will be the keynote speaker at the seventh annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference on Monday, April 15, in Madison.
UW prof’s award-winning ‘Slow Violence’ gives voice to global struggle
The cover of Rob Nixon's new book features black smoke, drifting across a dreary cityscape.