Tag Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Public opinion of wolves could influence hunt outcome
November 15, 2012Illegal 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, 2012When 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, 2012The 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, 2012Ice 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, 2012For 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, 2012The 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, 2012Though 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.
Two honored with McDowell Alumni Achievement Awards
May 7, 2012The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Multicultural Student Center will name John Francis and Kabzuag Vaj as the 2012 honorees of the McDowell Alumni Achievement Award at this year's Multicultural Leadership Awards and Graduation Celebration.
UW welcomes new Nelson Institute director
April 24, 2012Paul Robbins, the director of the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, has been named director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Earth Day conference to explore growth, happiness
April 3, 2012Economic growth, consumption, sustainability and happiness will be explored during the sixth annual Nelson Institute Earth Day conference on Monday, April 16, at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison.
Film festival finds environmental stories in unexpected places
March 7, 2012From Cold War bunkers in Albania to the night skies over Manhattan, Tales from Planet Earth will offer a broad - and often surprising - exploration of the environment.
Office of Sustainability launches at UW–Madison
March 7, 2012The UW–Madison Office of Sustainability, which grew out of the campuswide Sustainability Initiative, will officially launch on Friday, March 9, with an event at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
Nelson Institute awarded UW–Madison’s first S-STEM grant from NSF
March 2, 2012The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies has been awarded UW–Madison's first-ever National Science Foundation S-STEM grant for undergraduate scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Does history repeat? Using the past to improve ecological forecasting
February 20, 2012To better predict the future, Jack Williams is looking to the past.
Proposed hunt poorly designed, says UW wolf expert
February 20, 2012Legislation outlining a proposed state wolf hunt is likely to hurt wolf populations while failing to resolve existing conflicts with humans, says a UW–Madison wolf…
Student sustainability competition a springboard for local development, global solutions
February 15, 2012The contest is in its fourth year and open to all UW–Madison undergraduate and graduate students. Previously known as the Climate Leadership Challenge, the competition has been renamed the Global Stewards Sustainability Prize to reflect a broader focus on real-world solutions to sustainability.
UW–Madison names finalists for Nelson Institute director
February 14, 2012UW-Madison has named three finalists for the director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.
John Francis: Silent no more
December 20, 2011Visiting professor John Francis’s journey to the front of the classroom has been filled with twists and turns.
For Midwesterners, more boxcars mean cleaner air
December 8, 2011Shifting a fraction of truck-borne freight onto trains would have an outsized impact on air quality in the Midwest, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Snow in the Rockies, dry summers in the Southwest?
December 6, 2011New simulations of summer rains in the arid American Southwest show that they are influenced by the previous winter's snowpack in the Rocky Mountains.