The Nelson Institute

For Environmental Studies

Introduction

Wisconsin Ecology is an ad hoc group of faculty, academic staff, and students from across the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus who are interested in ecology.

Wisconsin Ecology provides a sense of identity and fosters communication among campus ecologists through monthly meetings and annual activities.

Enthusiastic ecologists of all fields are encouraged to join us.

UPCOMING ECOLOGY EVENTS

2010 SPRING ECOLOGY SYMPOSIUM

When: Thursday, April 15 - Friday, April 16, 2010

Where: Biotech Center Auditorium

Highlights: Our distinguished guest speaker will be Dr. Joan G. Ehrenfeld, professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources at Rutgers University. More details to come.

For more information, visit the Events and News page.

Help Wanted: Website Assistant (Part-time student position)

For more information, visit the Events and News page.

Wisconsin Ecology in the News

Report: "Pleistocene Megafaunal Collapse, Novel Plant Communities, and Enhanced Fire Regimes in North America" by Jacquelyn L. Gill and John W. Williams (Geography Department) et al
Read the article in Science Magazine
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Listen to the segment on NPR

Report: "Stronger winds over a large lake in response to weakening air-to-lake temperature gradient" by Ankur R. Desai and Galen A. McKinely (Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences) et al
Read the article in Nature
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Listen to the segment on Wisconsin Public Radio

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