Tag Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

Student innovation sparks energy, sustainability solutions

April 24, 2014

An insect farming program to improve food security and a mobile-based ridesharing application were the winners in the Wisconsin Energy and Sustainability Challenge, designed to find student solutions to world energy and sustainability challenges.

Prominent climate scientist Mann to speak at UW–Madison

April 8, 2014

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

April 1, 2014

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

February 28, 2014

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.

Climate research shows changes in Midwestern winters

January 27, 2014

A study predicting snowfall changes in the Midwest is helping to better illustrate what winters could look like later this century.

University Housing increasing emphasis on sustainability

November 15, 2013

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’

October 30, 2013

A collaborative class on environmental filmmaking is helping some UW–Madison students learn to tell stories in a whole new way.

UW participates in Celebrate South Madison festival

September 13, 2013

The connection between UW–Madison and a vibrant neighborhood community will be renewed this weekend during the Celebrate South Madison festival.

Survey examines opinions about Wisconsin’s first managed wolf hunt

August 22, 2013

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

August 14, 2013

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.

Professional degree a new tool for conservation leaders

June 11, 2013

In the face of unprecedented environmental challenges that demand novel solutions, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will soon begin accepting applications for a model graduate degree program to train tomorrow's conservation leaders.

Jane Goodall to keynote Nelson Institute conference in April

February 27, 2013

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.

Publication tells how climate change data affect natural resource decisions

February 26, 2013

A wide array of natural and human systems are feeling the effects of Wisconsin's changing climate. But the state is adapting in a variety of ways to a warmer, wetter climate that is projected to see more frequent droughts, heat waves and heavy rainfalls by mid-century.

Public opinion of wolves could influence hunt outcome

November 15, 2012

Illegal wolf kills typically spike during gun deer season, says UW–Madison environmental studies professor Adrian Treves, whether due to a sense of competition, fear, or simply increased opportunity.

Deer, wolf and hunting: Professor shines spotlight of data on a durable debate

November 15, 2012

When the Wisconsin gun deer season starts Saturday, Nov. 17, some hunters will be wondering about the impacts of the growing wolf population, and the first wolf hunting season in more than 60 years.

UW prof’s award-winning ‘Slow Violence’ gives voice to global struggle

October 18, 2012

The cover of Rob Nixon's new book features black smoke, drifting across a dreary cityscape.

Climate expert: Record loss of arctic ice could impact Wisconsin

September 21, 2012

Ice covering the Arctic Ocean melted to the smallest areal extent ever recorded this year, falling to 1.3 million square miles at its lowest point on Sept. 16, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center. That's less than half of the normal area covered by ice at summer's end.

Growth field: Environmental studies a “college major with a future”

September 14, 2012

For the second year in a row, a leading magazine has named environmental studies a "hot" college major and singled out UW–Madison for its undergraduate programs in this growing field.

Extreme heat raises climate change questions, concerns

July 5, 2012

The recent heat wave baking much of the country has prompted many people to ask: Is this due to climate change?

War-related climate change would substantially reduce crop yields

July 2, 2012

Though worries about “nuclear winter” have faded since the end of the Cold War, existing stockpiles of nuclear weapons still hold the potential for devastating global impacts. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Rutgers University have found that the climate effects of a hypothetical nuclear war between India and Pakistan would greatly reduce yields of staple crops, even in distant countries.