News
Harvey Jacobs: Property rights a simmering global issue
January 19, 2012
From local commercial development to national political upheaval, issues of property rights are widespread and growing, according to Harvey Jacobs, professor of urban and regional planning and …More »
Sturgeon “thunder” has roots in biological processFebruary 8, 2012
Wisconsin’s 2012 lake sturgeon-spearing season begins on Saturday. Research into the mysterious sounds that lake sturgeon produce resumes in April, or whenever the water warms to a temperature …More »
Hunting could hurt genetic diversity of sandhill cranes, UW research suggestsFebruary 8, 2012
As Wisconsin lawmakers debate whether to establish a hunting season for sandhill cranes, they may want to consider more than just the sheer number of birds, suggests a University of Wisconsin-Madison …More »
Video: John Francis, ‘Ragged Edge of Silence’January 27, 2012
See video of a Jan. 26 talk by John Francis, Nelson Institute visiting associate professor of environmental studies. Francis spoke about the connections between silence and listening, humanity and …More »
UW-Madison engineer honored for contributions in South KoreaJanuary 26, 2012
Jae "Jim" Park, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UW-Madison, has received the Order of Service Merit (red stripes medal) from the president of South Korea for his contributions …More »
With $3.5 million, UW-led consortium will address national freight issuesJanuary 20, 2012
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $3.5 million grant to the National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education, a consortium led by the University of …More »
Notes
Baron named president-elect of Ecological Society of America
December 16, 2011
U.S. Geological Survey research ecologist Jill Baron, who earned a master's degree in land resources from the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies in 1979, has been named President-Elect of the …More »
Candidates sought for environmental justice faculty position
December 13, 2011
The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at UW-Madison are seeking applicants for a …More »
Zedler appointed associate director for research and education
December 8, 2011
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of environmental studies Paul Zedler has been named associate director for research and education at the Nelson Institute for Environmental …More »
Marotz recognized for exceptional service to students
November 30, 2011
Tristin Marotz, the Nelson Institute’s undergraduate student services coordinator, has been selected to receive the Dr. Brenda Pfaehler Award of Excellence by the Center for Educational Opportunity …More »
Lim awarded scholarship for tiger conservation research
November 23, 2011
Anya Lim, a Ph.D. candidate in the Nelson Institute Environment and Resources program, has been awarded a fellowship from the Kaplan Graduate Awards Program in support of her research mitigating …More »
In the Media
UW-Madison professor gets top honor for work in South Korea
January 30, 2012
An engineering professor who worked around the clock to juggle his day job at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a complex service project halfway around the world has received the South Korean …More »
Federal officials will allow the DNR to control wolf population due to safety concerns
January 30, 2012
After a 50-year struggle to rebuild a population in Wisconsin, the gray wolf has been taken off the federal endangered species list in the Midwest and has become the center of a hunting controversy …More »
Wisconsin farmers now allowed to shoot problem wolves
January 30, 2012
Wisconsin landowners can now legally shoot and kill gray wolves after they were removed from the Wisconsin endangered species list and are no longer protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act …More »
Agriculture and climate change, revisited
January 20, 2012
Agriculture has long been a stepchild in global negotiations over the climate. Hopes had risen that this might change at the latest big global climate session, in Durban, South Africa, in December. …More »
Scientists: Agriculture major player in climate change
January 20, 2012
A team of scientists is urging that agriculture be a top priority in climate change negotiations, saying it’s vital for global food security and for reducing carbon emissions. (Voice of …More »
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