Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Environmental Events

Nelson Institute Featured Events

October 12 – October 18

CPEP Seminar - Uncovering the Hidden Health Costs of Flooding from Space: New Insights from Satellite Data and Machine Learning

October 14, 2025    
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
823 Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences

Leveling Up: Short and Snappy — Sharpen Your Elevator Speech through Alumni Conversations

October 15, 2025 – October 16, 2025    
4–5:30 p.m. both days
213 Pyle Center

Weston Roundtable - Bridging Shocks and Shifts: How People Navigate Disasters, Infrastructure Disruptions, and Energy Futures

October 16, 2025    
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
1163 Mechanical Engineering

Leveling Up Hits the Road: Careers in Land Conservation

October 17, 2025    
9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Multiple locations

October 19 – October 25

Weston Roundtable - Turning the Tide on Plastic Pollution and Other Ocean Threats: A Science-Based Campaign Approach

October 23, 2025    
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
1163 Mechanical Engineering

October 26 – November 1

CPEP Seminar – Modeling Glacier and Ice-shelf Flow and Fracture Using Computation and Data

October 28, 2025    
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Sustainability Symposium

October 29, 2025    
1:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Union South

November 2 – November 8

Leveling Up: Nelson Futures Lunch and Learn

November 4, 2025    
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Science Hall Student Lounge (Room 15)

Events contact: Alessandra Rella, Outreach Specialist, arella@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.

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Campuswide Environmental Events