Stories indexed under: Environment

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• New project will adapt dairying to climate change May 7, 2013 Agricultural scientists from across the nation are embarking on a new five-year, $10 million, USDA-funded effort to identify dairy production practices that minimize the emission of greenhouse gasses (GHG) and will be more resilient to the effects of a changing climate.
• Classes in the park unite middle schoolers with college students, nature April 23, 2013 Trish O'Kane had reached a dead end. It was her first day teaching a capstone course in environmental studies at the Nelson Institute, and she was ready to forge ahead with a two-hour "college-style" lesson plan.
• Céline Cousteau to speak at Earth Day conference March 28, 2013 Marine conservation advocate and filmmaker Céline Cousteau will be a featured speaker at the seventh annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference on Monday, April 15.
• Multicultural Student Center presents symposium on ‘race & place’ March 5, 2013 The Multicultural Student Center (MSC) and Institute for Justice Education and Transformation (IJET) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will hold their annual spring symposium "Race &..." to encourage dialogue and action around racial identity and other social justice issues.
• Publication tells how climate change data affect natural resource decisions Feb. 26, 2013 A wide array of natural and human systems are feeling the effects of Wisconsin's changing climate. But the state is adapting in a variety of ways to a warmer, wetter climate that is projected to see more frequent droughts, heat waves and heavy rainfalls by mid-century.
• Students who recycle can win pizza Feb. 21, 2013 Students can win a free slice of Ian’s Pizza on Library Mall Friday while learning about the benefits of recycling.
• ‘Madison Reads Leopold’ to be held March 2 at Arboretum Feb. 21, 2013 As part of the Madison area's celebration of Aldo Leopold Weekend, there will be a free public reading from "A Sand County Almanac" and other Leopold works on Saturday, March 2, at the UW Arboretum Visitor Center. Leopold was the first research director at the Arboretum and was closely involved in its design.
• Weston Roundtable adds distinguished speakers on sustainable water, energy Feb. 5, 2013 A pair of leading figures in the field of sustainability - Jerry Schnoor of the University of Iowa and Dave Allen of the University of Texas at Austin - will speak at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this semester in two Weston Distinguished Lectures.
• Lead exposure lowers fourth graders’ test scores Jan. 8, 2013 Lead exposure is related to lower test scores among Wisconsin fourth graders, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Mapping effort charts restoration tack for Great Lakes Dec. 17, 2012 As the federal government builds on its $1 billion investment to clean up and restore the Great Lakes, an international research consortium has developed innovative new maps of both environmental threats and benefits to help guide cost-effective approaches to environmental remediation of the world’s largest fresh water resource.
• Religious studies course to focus on environmental crises Dec. 6, 2012 A new "gateway" course in religious studies (RELS101, Religions in Global Perspective) will move beyond the traditional survey approach and give instructors leeway to choose a more timely and effective focus. The first edition, on religion and the environment, will be taught by Anna M. Gade, associate professor of religious studies and languages and cultures of Asia. Inside UW-Madison discussed the new course with Professor Gade.
• Arboretum Local Products Fair encourages shopping ‘green’ and local Nov. 19, 2012 Holiday shopping will take on a local flavor at the fourth annual "Close to Home: Arboretum Local Products Fair" Sunday, Nov. 25 at the UW Arboretum.
• Environmental leader to speak on ‘America the Possible’ Nov. 12 Nov. 8, 2012 Author and environmental law expert Gus Speth will describe his vision of a more economically and environmentally sustainable future next week at UW-Madison.
• Stirred, not shaken, lake mixing experiment shows promise Nov. 5, 2012 The question is simple: can a lake be cleansed of a pernicious invader by simply raising the water temperature?
• Community forum to focus on fracking and sand mining Oct. 24, 2012 Fracking, the controversial technology for opening natural gas deposits, will be the focus of a three-part Community Environmental Forum series beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 5:30 p.m. in room 1106 of the Mechanical Engineering Building.
• Dayton Duncan to deliver first Jordahl Public Lands Lecture Oct. 17 Oct. 10, 2012 Award-winning author and documentary film producer Dayton Duncan, who wrote and produced "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," a six-part documentary directed by filmmaker Ken Burns, will deliver the first annual Jordahl Public Lands Lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Growth field: Environmental studies a “college major with a future” Sept. 14, 2012 For the second year in a row, a leading magazine has named environmental studies a "hot" college major and singled out UW-Madison for its undergraduate programs in this growing field.
• Movers encouraged to donate, recycle, dispose of unwanted items responsibly Aug. 6, 2012 It's a time when one person's refuse may be another's gold.
• New composting option on campus May 29, 2012 Commuters to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus now have a new site to drop off compostable food waste from home or office.
• Experts available for media interviews on National Endangered Species Day May 18, 2012 These experts can help with media coverages of endangered species.