News
Nelson Institute class of 2012: Q&A with graduating students
May 16, 2012
Nearly 200 environmental studies students are just days away from becoming the newest alumni of the Nelson Institute, energized by the possibilities of a more sustainable future and their role in …More »
Forest ecologist receives distinguished awardMay 16, 2012
David Mladenoff, the Beers-Bascom Professor in Conservation in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, has received the 2012 Distinguished Landscape Ecologist …More »
William Cronon and Donald Waller: Conservation in the AnthropoceneMay 16, 2012
On the afternoon of May 10, the cramped hall on the fourth floor of Memorial Union hummed with the energy of more than a hundred enthralled minds. For the first time since “The Great Wilderness …More »
Shalini Kantayya: Storytelling and activism in the new environmental movementMay 14, 2012
On a rainy day in March in Madison, filmmaker Shalini Kantayya sat down with us to discuss her views on the environmental movement, the power of storytelling and strategies for moving …More »
Finding your passion through internships and study abroad: Lessons from student Joe ShookMay 11, 2012
Joe Shook can attest to the value of major and career exploration. “Students shouldn’t settle into one mind set or one academic track to the point where they exclude other opportunities," said …More »
Assistant professor Monica White hired to lead environmental justice teaching and outreachMay 8, 2012
Monica White has been named assistant professor of environmental justice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a new position created and shared by the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies …More »
Notes
Graduate student Yanghui Kang receives NASA fellowship
May 18, 2012
Yanghui Kang, a master's student in the Nelson Institute Environment and Resources program, has received a NASA Earth and Space Science …More »
UW–Madison launches online Sustainable Systems Engineering Graduate Program
May 14, 2012
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has introduced a new online Master of Engineering in Sustainable Systems Engineering (SSE) program, which will begin January 2013 with applications being accepted …More »
Langston recognized as Honored Instructor
May 2, 2012
Nancy Langston, a professor in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology and the Nelson Institute, has been nominated as a University of Wisconsin-Madison Honored Instructor for the spring 2012 …More »
John Francis to receive Multicultural Student Center McDowell Alumni Achievement Award
May 1, 2012
John Francis, visiting associate professor of environmental studies, will receive the McDowell Alumni Achievement Award from the UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center at the Multicultural …More »
Environmental studies students honored as Phi Beta Kappa inductees
May 1, 2012
Nine undergraduate environmental studies students have been inducted into the UW-Madison chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest academic honor …More »
In the Media
Business Plan Contest finalists include 14 from Madison area
May 9, 2012
Fourteen Madison area entries are among 25 finalists selected for the Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest. Ideas that made the latest cut cover a range of industries, from fishing products to …More »
Scientists dig into how Wisconsin wolf hunt might impact population stability
May 2, 2012
Researchers from UW-Madison share what they’ve learned about the impact wolf harvesting could have on the stability of the Wisconsin wolf population. (WUWM Milwaukee Public …More »
Proposal to turn urban waste into energy wins top prize in UW business school competition
April 30, 2012
Waste 2 Energy, a proposed company that would turn urban waste into fertilizer and transportation fuel, won the $10,000 top prize in the UW-Madison School of Business' G. Steven Burrill Business Plan …More »
Feeling blown away by pollen?
April 30, 2012
Global warming and better hygiene around the globe are expected to allow those tiny grains of pollen to extend their miserable spring visit and affect more people. (The Seattle …More »
Trivia game focused on Wisconsin lakes and wildlife
April 26, 2012
A new trivia game focuses on Wisconsin history, fish, wildlife and recreation. Bret Shaw with the University of Wisconsin-Madison helped create the game, called Wisconsin Lakes Trivia. (WKOW …More »
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