- Edwards’ latest studies shed light on climate-tech needson August 8, 2024
May was a big month for Assistant Professor Morgan Edwards, as she published two important climate […]
- Abandoned farmlands could play a role in fighting climate change.on August 8, 2024
A new tool developed by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison could help relieve that […]
- Four Things You Didn’t Know about Climate Anxietyon June 11, 2024
If you’re reading this article, chances are you care about the environment. And if you care about […]
- Meet Chris Kucharikon July 5, 2023
Chris Kucharik is an expert in both atmospheric sciences and land management and ecology.
- Director’s Cut: Carol Barfordon May 2, 2023
The Weston Roundtable lecture series is all about the science, technology, and policy of […]
- Zuzana Buřivalová Honored with Inaugural Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Awardon March 22, 2023
Nelson Institute professor Zuzana Buřivalová was recently named an inaugural recipient of the […]
- Director’s Cuton February 10, 2023
I’m happy for this opportunity to introduce myself and to write about the Center for […]
- Map Makeron February 9, 2023
Yanhua Xie, a researcher at the Nelson Institute’s Center for Sustainability and Global […]
- Two Nelson-Affiliated Papers among Most Mentioned Studies of 2022on January 26, 2023
Each year, the UK-based, climate-focused Carbon Brief website releases a list of the top 25 most […]
- Fortifying Farmlandon August 25, 2022
Anyone who’s driven through rural Wisconsin — or had their eye pressure checked — is familiar […]
- Sustainability projects showcase students’ creativity in Geography 309: People, Land and Foodon May 25, 2022
A documentary of the F. H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture. Paintings that address food […]
- UW-Madison professor appointed to Not Invisible Act Commission to address violent crime against Indigenous Americanson May 18, 2022
Grace Bulltail, a professor in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Nelson Institute for […]
- New study by Environment and Resources graduate student reports the health benefits of reducing air pollutionon May 16, 2022
Nick Mailloux, an Environment and Resources graduate student, is lead author of a newly published […]
- Nelson Institute PhD student named Planetary Health Campus Ambassador & IIASA Scholaron March 25, 2022
Nelson Institute Environment and Resources (E&R) PhD student Thomas Leffler has been selected […]
- Three Nelson Institute affiliates named Vilas Associateson February 16, 2022
The Nelson Institute is honored to announce that three affiliates have been named Vilas Associates […]
- Tyler Lark and Holly Gibbs contribute to study on the impacts of ethanolon February 14, 2022
New research led by experts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in partnership with several […]
- Tracey Holloway receives UW-Madison award for mentoringon February 11, 2022
The Slesinger Award for Excellence in Mentoring, which honors those who provide excellent mentoring […]
- Holly Gibbs featured in The Guardian article highlighting loopholes in Amazon soy moratoriumon February 11, 2022
Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) and Department of […]
- Nelson Institute affiliate Jonathan Patz contributes to paper on landscape immunity and human healthon February 1, 2022
Studies indicate that land use change is a driver of zoonotic pathogen spillover, or the […]
- Nelson Institute’s Holly Gibbs receives award to expand community-engaged scholarship involving geography and the environmenton January 27, 2022
A Kemper J. Knapp grant has been awarded to Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the […]
- Nelson Institute faculty contribute to new commentary on climate change and health interventionson January 21, 2022
Collaborators from the Nelson Institute have contributed to a new commentary in the International […]
- Zuzana Buřivalová receives Nature Award for Driving Global Impacton January 12, 2022
Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) and Department of […]
- Member of Nelson Institute lab helps to map the world’s ‘irrecoverable’ carbonon January 7, 2022
Tropical forests of the Amazon and temperate forests of northwestern North America are just a few […]
- UW-Madison and IIASA partner on environmental policy projectson January 7, 2022
After more than 40 years of collaboration, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the […]
- Tyler Lark’s research showcases the importance of grasslandon December 27, 2021
From providing habitat for a variety of animals to helping to store carbon, grassland provides […]
- Tracey Holloway leads health benefits of clean energy projecton December 22, 2021
Can clean energy solutions like solar power and electric cars help us breathe easier?
- Jonathan Patz to step down as Global Health Institute director to focus on climate changeon December 21, 2021
Patz, a Nelson Institute affiliate, will leave his position in July 2022 to focus more on climate […]
- Zuzana Buřivalová receives Nature Award for Driving Global Impact (DGI)on November 30, 2021
Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) and Department of […]
- Students from Burivalova lab featured in PBS Wisconsin piece on data scienceon November 22, 2021
Tatiana Maeda and Yuren Sun, both students in Zuzana Burivalova’s Sound Forest Lab, are featured […]
- Holly Gibbs Land Use and Environment Lab to support new traceability and transparency efforts in the leather supply chainon November 22, 2021
Addressing deforestation and its links to leather supply chains is the goal of a new partnership […]
- Jenny Bratburd and Daegan Miller co-author article on satellite data for use in National Ambient Air Quality Standardson November 18, 2021
The article explains ways that NASA satellite data can be used to inform state implementation plans […]
- Grad student Mattie Bindl part of UW team among winners of XPRIZE for Carbon Removal Student Competitionon November 18, 2021
Bindl is a graduate student in the Nelson Institute's Environment and Resources program and member […]
- Two Nelson Institute students awarded as Global Health Institute Planetary Scholarson November 5, 2021
The Global Health Institute (GHI) Planetary Scholars program has chosen a cohort of five students […]
- Listen to Jonathan Patz Discuss the 2021 IPCC Report on Madison’s WORT Radioon August 13, 2021
“The Climate Emergency is Now” Listen now
- Op Ed in the Washington Post by former SAGE PhD student, Vijay Limayeon August 9, 2021
Opinion | The true cost of climate change needs to include the health toll Read more