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Jonathan Patz receives WARF named professorship
Patz is among eight faculty who received the 2021-22 awards that honor those who have made major contributions to the advancement of knowledge, primarily through their research endeavors, but also as a result of their teaching and service activities.
Tracey Holloway bridges science, policy, public health to bring space-based data to the world
Connections between research and policy, air quality and health, and interpersonal connections have driven Holloway throughout her career.
Laurel Fletcher named NASA Unsung Hero and receives Pringle Award for University Staff
In her role with the Nelson Institute, Fletcher assists with onboarding, reimbursements, arranging travel for fieldwork and conferences, administrative policy, purchasing, arranging scientific conferences, and more.
Holly Gibbs featured in bloomberg series on deforestation and cattle
Gibbs and her lab have completed pioneering work to track deforestation. Last year, Gibbs worked with the National Wildlife Federation to track outcomes from the Zero-Deforestation Commitments in the Brazilian Amazon using cattle movement and supply chain data. The series in Bloomberg highlights Gibbs’ research and expertise in deforestation and the impact cattle have on the deforestation of the Amazon in Brazil.
SAGE director Carol Barford discusses stranded assets and the environment
Barford, director of the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, contributed the article, “Stranded Assets — Conduits for Better Public Infrastructure Planning?” to the League of Women Voters Dane County website. The article addresses stranded assets and how basic planning for public infrastructure can minimize this issue.
Holly Gibbs co-authors paper asking whether certifying oil palm helps alleviate poverty
Gibbs and her colleagues compared the rates of poverty across 36,311 villages over 18 years, specifically looking at the change in poverty rates before and after oil palm plantations were certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.
New SAGE Professor Grace Bulltail Featured in InsideUW
The intersection of watershed management and tribal sovereignty is among the top research areas of Grace Bulltail, assistant professor of Native American environment, health and community. She has spent much of her career studying the impact of oil and gas extraction on water quality.
Rachel Licker to Present Talk at SAGE
Nelson Institute / SAGE alum, Rachel Licker, Senior Climate Scientist for the Union of Concerned Scientists, will present a lunchtime discussion on the recent “Killer Heat” report from UCS.
Gibbs Lab Research Featured in New York Times
The Gibbs Lab research tracking outcomes from the corporate Zero-Deforestation Commitments in the Brazilian Amazon was covered by a New York Times article that came out Oct 10, 2019.