Stories indexed under: Environment

Total: 155   RSS feed

• UW welcomes new Nelson Institute director April 24, 2012 Paul Robbins, the director of the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, has been named director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Events and programs to celebrate Earth Day on UW campus April 20, 2012 A number events and programs have been planned by various organizations to celebrate Earth Day on the UW campus. Earth Day is observed annually on Sunday, April 22, by more than 175 countries worldwide.
• New trivia game teaches about Wisconsin’s lakes April 11, 2012 Can a musky eat a duck? Are jellyfish found in Wisconsin waters? What was the largest fish ever caught on hook and line in the state?
• Partnership helps Chinese children learn about cranes March 30, 2012 In southwestern China’s Guizhou Province, the International Crane Foundation and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies are partnering on a novel environmental education program for elementary school children that incorporates western techniques and local traditions.
• History group to explore environmental ethics and activism, March 28-31 March 23, 2012 The American Society for Environmental History (ASEH) will explore the theme "From the Local to the Global: Ethics, Environmentalism, and Environmental History in an Interdependent World" at its 2012 conference in Madison.
• Sturgeon "thunder" has roots in biological process Feb. 7, 2012 Research into the mysterious sounds that lake sturgeon produce resumes in April, or whenever the water warms to a temperature conducive for fish spawning, which is the best time to experience sturgeon “thunder.”
• UW English professor urges environmental writers to “tell stories no one else can tell” Jan. 31, 2012 In his new book, "Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor," UW-Madison English professor Rob Nixon asks: how can environmental writers craft emotionally involving stories from disasters that are slow-moving and attritional, rather than explosive and spectacular?
• John Francis: Silent no more Dec. 20, 2011 Visiting professor John Francis’s journey to the front of the classroom has been filled with twists and turns.
• 350 tons of e-waste recycled by UW–Madison Dec. 1, 2011 More than 350 tons of computers, monitors, and peripheral equipment have been recycled by UW-Madison between July 2010 and June 2011, according to recent tallies.
• Satellite technology enables rapid, accurate mapping of forest harvest in upper Midwest Nov. 9, 2011 Using satellite images, Mutlu Ozdogan, an assistant professor of forest and wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is automatically generating maps showing where trees have been harvested in the form of clear-cut areas over five-year intervals.
• Increased use of bikes for commuting offers economic, health benefits Nov. 2, 2011 Cutting out short auto trips and replacing them with mass transit and active transport would yield major health benefits, according to a study just published in the scientific journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
• Education Building renovations win top environmental ranking Nov. 1, 2011 The 111-year-old Education Building’s recent renovations have given the building new life and made it the first and only building in the UW System to receive the highest ranking for a green-built building: LEED Platinum.
• Patz discusses environmental health with Dalai Lama, Prime Minister of Bhutan Oct. 18, 2011 For professor Jonathan Patz, who directs the UW-Madison Global Health Institute and holds an appointment in the Nelson Institute, conversations around environmental ethics are an everyday occurrence. It's not every day, however, that he can discuss these issues with the Dalai Lama.
• Is hunting wolves key to their conservation? Aug. 5, 2011 Hunters have been credited with being strong conservation advocates for numerous game species in multiple countries. Would initiating a wolf hunt invoke the same advocacy for the carnivores?
• Digitization project promises lichens and mosses at our fingertips Aug. 2, 2011 Lichens and mosses are well-known barometers of the environment. But soon lichens and mosses could assume a new and much broader importance as harbingers of environmental change, thanks to an effort to digitize the lichen and moss collections of U.S. herbaria.
• Warming climate likely to dramatically increase Yellowstone fires by mid-century July 25, 2011 Climate is changing fire patterns in the west in a way that could markedly change the face of Yellowstone National Park, according to new research.
• Landscape change leads to increased insecticide use in the Midwest July 11, 2011 The continued growth of cropland and loss of natural habitat have increasingly simplified agricultural landscapes in the Midwest.
• Study details how heat waves drive hospital admissions June 22, 2011 A new study appearing this week (June 22, 2011) in the journal Climatic Change, documents the medical conditions aggravated by hot weather, the age groups most affected, and forecasts an increase in hospital admissions in urban areas due to predicted climate change and accompanying weather extremes.
• Wisconsin boaters, anglers doing more to halt spread of invasives March 1, 2011 Wisconsin boaters and anglers seem to be doing a better job of following rules aimed at curbing the spread of aquatic invasive species, according to the results of UW-Madison surveys taken in 2009 and 2010.
• Humans and the clean-energy debate: Lectures to address carbon emissions, solutions Feb. 18, 2011 In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called for a clean-energy standard, increased funding for clean-energy technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the ambitious goal of generating 80 percent of the country's electricity from clean-energy sources by 2035.