Tag Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Increased use of bikes for commuting offers economic, health benefits
November 2, 2011Cutting out short auto trips and replacing them with mass transit and active transport would yield major health benefits, according to a study just published in the scientific journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
UW-Madison to collaborate on new federal Climate Science Center
October 20, 2011The University of Wisconsin–Madison is among several institutions that will collaborate through a new federal Northeast Climate Science Center to study the effects of climate change on ecosystems, wildlife, water and other resources.
Patz discusses environmental health with Dalai Lama, Prime Minister of Bhutan
October 18, 2011For professor Jonathan Patz, who directs the UW–Madison Global Health Institute and holds an appointment in the Nelson Institute, conversations around environmental ethics are an everyday occurrence. It's not every day, however, that he can discuss these issues with the Dalai Lama.
Eleven professors appointed to named professorships
October 6, 2011Eleven distinguished faculty members have received named professorships, some of the highest honors for established faculty.
Excitement builds as environmental studies major opens to students
September 26, 2011The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s new environmental studies major was mentioned in a U.S. News and World Report article that spotlighted nine “hot college majors” from around the nation. The mention of the new major came as students began signing up for the new undergraduate major in environmental studies at UW–Madison.
Irrigation’s impacts on global carbon uptake
August 25, 2011Globally, irrigation increases agricultural productivity by an amount roughly equivalent to the entire agricultural output of the U.S., according to a new University of Wisconsin–Madison study.
UW-Madison expert: Cancer rates show it’s time for a global asbestos ban
August 18, 2011The use of asbestos building materials in developing countries results in millions of preventable cancer cases, a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health epidemiologist reports in the coming issue of Annals of Epidemiology.
Is hunting wolves key to their conservation?
August 5, 2011Hunters have been credited with being strong conservation advocates for numerous game species in multiple countries. Would initiating a wolf hunt invoke the same advocacy for the carnivores?
Climate change reducing ocean’s carbon dioxide uptake
July 13, 2011How deep is the ocean’s capacity to buffer against climate change?
Indoor air pollution linked to cardiovascular risk
July 8, 2011An estimated two billion people in the developing world heat and cook with a biomass fuel such as wood, but the practice exposes people - especially women - to large doses of small-particle air pollution, which can cause premature death and lung disease.
Study details how heat waves drive hospital admissions
June 22, 2011A new study appearing this week (June 22, 2011) in the journal Climatic Change, documents the medical conditions aggravated by hot weather, the age groups most affected, and forecasts an increase in hospital admissions in urban areas due to predicted climate change and accompanying weather extremes.
Patz to lead campuswide global-health effort
June 2, 2011How did pesticide spraying for malaria in Borneo lead to a Typhus fever epidemic? Why did drilling wells for cleaner water lead to widespread arsenic-related skin cancer in Bangladesh?
Livestock risks from Wisconsin wolves localized, predictable
June 1, 2011It's an issue that crops up wherever humans and big predators - wolves, bears, lions - coexist.
Unique cooperative class gets national view of popular conservation technique
May 31, 2011Using a national approach to studying a complex question of environmental policy, Adena Rissman, a professor of forest and wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, guided a graduate seminar that examined the use of conservation easements in Wisconsin.
Human impacts of rising oceans will extend well beyond coasts
May 31, 2011Identifying the human impact of rising sea levels is far more complex than just looking at coastal cities on a map.
Four UW–Madison students share $50,000 prize in climate contest
April 21, 2011Four undergraduates have won $50,000 in a student competition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for innovative ideas to counteract climate change.
Archival video, new film added to Earth Day website
April 19, 2011Several archival video clips and a new short film have been added to a website that documents the history of Earth Day.
New undergraduate majors build on UW–Madison’s environmental legacy
April 8, 2011Pursuing environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is certainly not new, but being able to major in it is.
Earth Day conference to showcase sustainability
April 5, 2011Two dazzling new gathering places on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus will share the spotlight on Wednesday, April 20 as joint venues for the Nelson Institute's fifth annual Earth Day Conference, and the public is invited.
UW-Madison trio named Leopold Leadership Fellows
February 28, 2011Three University of Wisconsin–Madison professors are among only 20 academics from throughout North America chosen this year to participate in a prestigious environmental leadership and communications training program.