Nelson Institute Featured Events
Weston Roundtable – The Future of an African Great Lake: Findings from a Multi-Method Assessment of Climate Change and Fisheries Management on Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania
Speaker: Joan Brehm, Professor and Department Chair, Illinois State University
Earth Fest
Get ready for a week of engaging, hands-on, educational events celebrating the environment and sustainability.
Weston Roundtable – Achieving Drawdown: A Hopeful, Science-Based Plan to Address Climate Change
Speaker: Jonathan Foley, Executive Director, Project Drawdown Presented as part of Earth Fest You can attend this event in person or virtually via Zoom. Register for the livestream The Weston Roundtable is made possible by a …
CPEP Seminar – Building Climate Resilience for Wisconsin Lakes
Speaker: Katie Hein, Lake Monitoring Lead, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Weston Roundtable – Envisioning Environmental Pollution Research for Planetary Health
Speaker: Wei Zhang, Associate Professor, Environmental and Soil Physics, Michigan State University
Events have concluded for the semester. Stay tuned for future events!
Events contact: Emily Reynolds, Director of Community Engagement and Alumni Relations, ereynolds2@wisc.edu
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Video Library
View recordings of past events on topics ranging from climate change to environmental justice. The library includes videos from Nelson Institute signature events such as Earth Day, as well as seminars hosted by our research centers.
Nelson Signature Events
Campuswide Environmental Events
- April
- April 18Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Training: Northern RegionArboretum Citizen Science Training10:00 AM, Online
- April 18Clean Energy Community Initiative Seminar SeriesNavigating Federal Funding Opportunities with Community Climate Leadership11:00 AM, TITU, Memorial Union
- April 18Weston RoundtableThe Future of an African Great Lake: Findings from a Multi-Method Assessment of Climate Change and Fisheries Management on Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania4:15 PM, 1163 Mechanical Engineering Building
- April 19