Stories indexed under: Environment

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• Hurricanes not likely to disrupt ocean carbon balance March 30, 2009 Hurricanes are well known for the trail of damage and debris they can leave on land, but less known for the invisible trail left over the ocean by their gale-force winds - a trail of carbon dioxide.
• Flood seminar seeks to avoid future devastation March 30, 2009 Two national experts will join more than a dozen Wisconsin researchers and government officials in April in Madison at a symposium aimed at helping Wisconsin communities avoid devastating floods like those that inundated the Midwest last year.
• Dust plays larger than expected role in determining Atlantic temperature March 26, 2009 The recent warming trend in the Atlantic Ocean is largely due to reductions in airborne dust and volcanic emissions during the past 30 years, according to a new study.
• Green is the trend for UW design students Feb. 11, 2009 With the economy in recession and consumers looking to cut costs however they can, it may not seem like the best time to focus on fashion and design. But students in the School of Human Ecology are doing just that in a course focused on creating products and apparel that are not only sustainable, but people actually want to buy.
• Predicting the future spread of infectious-disease vectors Jan. 27, 2009 As global warming raises concerns about potential spread of infectious diseases, a team of researchers has demonstrated a way to predict the expanding range of human disease vectors in a changing world.
• Deep drilling begins for Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery geothermal system Jan. 6, 2009 Deep drilling begins this week to place 75 bore holes approximately 300 feet below the site of the future Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, marking another first for the interdisciplinary research building project.
• Study: Can nature’s leading indicators presage environmental disaster? Jan. 5, 2009 Economists use leading indicators - the drivers of economic performance - to take the temperature of the economy and predict the future. Now, in a new study, scientists take a page from the social science handbook and use leading indicators of the environment to presage the potential collapse of ecosystems.
• Study: Did early climate impact divert a new glacial age? Dec. 16, 2008 The common wisdom is that the invention of the steam engine and the advent of the coal-fueled industrial age marked the beginning of human influence on global climate.
• Tour UW-Madison with 'Walk Wisconsin' on Big Ten Network Dec. 10, 2008 Haven't had time to fully explore the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus? Only familiar with the Kohl Center or Camp Randall? Learn more without leaving the comfort of home, as the Big Ten Network (BTN) premieres an hour-long visual mosaic of campus life on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 4 p.m. Central. The program will re-air Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 10 a.m. Central.
• Poll: Boaters and anglers taking steps to prevent spread of invasive species Dec. 9, 2008 The vast majority of Wisconsin residents say that preventing the spread of VHS fish disease and other aquatic invasive species to new lakes and rivers is very important, a recent statewide poll shows.
• Researchers examine role of soil patterns in dam restoration Dec. 3, 2008 Looking at the site today, it's easy to forget that a dam and pond stood for 43 years on the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Franbrook Farm Research Station in southwestern Wisconsin. All traces of the structure are gone, and acres of plants, both native and weedy, now carpet the floor of the former basin.
• Poll shows Wisconsin residents support wetlands protection Dec. 2, 2008 Wisconsin residents are concerned about the destruction of the state's remaining wetlands but don't know much about the wetland types that are most threatened, according to a recent statewide poll.
• Climate solutions worth $50,000 in prizes for students Nov. 19, 2008 Organizers of a new Climate Leadership Challenge at UW-Madison are seeking the best and brightest ideas from the student body to promote an environmentally sustainable future. They hope the contest will unleash a burst of youthful brainstorming and entrepreneurship across campus.
• History of Wisconsin's wolf policy filled with compromise, meddling Oct. 20, 2008 To some, last month's federal decision that put the gray wolf back on the endangered species list in the Great Lakes region was an unmitigated triumph. Siding with the Humane Society of the United States and other groups, the court ruling placed the wolf once again under federal protection after it was removed from the list last March.
• Homecoming features Big Ten’s first ‘carbon-neutral’ football game Oct. 15, 2008 As part of a campuswide commitment to reducing our environmental footprint, the Badgers' Homecoming game against the University of Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 25, has been designated a "carbon-neutral" game.
• Business, government, academic leaders convene on sustainable real estate development Sept. 19, 2008 The Wisconsin School of Business Graaskamp Center for Real Estate will host a conference on Sustainable Real Estate Development on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., at the Fluno Center for Executive Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Student group explores the treasures of Lakeshore Nature Preserve Sept. 3, 2008 Students typically spend at least four years on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, yet what lies in their backyard on the shores of Lake Mendota may go unnoticed.
• New book spotlights Wisconsin's river history Aug. 21, 2008 From logging to water skiing, rivers have always played a role in the Wisconsin's story. Now a new book by a University of Wisconsin-Madison staff member brings the state's rivers together in sharp detail.
• Fighting ash borer: To spray or not to spray? Aug. 12, 2008 Perhaps the only good news in the Aug. 4 announcement that emerald ash borers have been found in southeastern Wisconsin is that the invasive pest took its time getting here.
• Rising from the ashes: The science of Yellowstone’s rebirth Aug. 6, 2008 When wildfires raged through more than a million acres of a beloved national park, the destruction seemed complete. But a UW researcher looked closer — and found hope growing among the remains.