May 6, 2019
Holly Gibbs, an associate professor in the Department of Geography and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, was featured in the Wisconsin State Journal series Fueling Discovery: A closer look at the UW College of Letters & Science. The article, titled, “The Wisconsin Idea reaches into rainforests worldwide,” discusses her research into how human land-use change has transformed the world. In particular, Gibbs highlights her research into how energy policies and food needs have impacted land in the U.S. and areas such as the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.