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Nelson Institute

Nelson Institute launches graduate sustainability certificate

Posted on January 15, 2024

Abigail Becker | The Commons | Jan. 15, 2024

Posted in CampusTagged Nelson Institute

Nelson Institute students inspired to join national community science effort

Posted on July 14, 2022

Localities in Wisconsin and across the United States are benefitting from the skills and passion of two Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies graduates and one current PhD student.

Posted in CommunityTagged City of Abbotsford, City of Ashland, Nelson Institute, Thriving Earth Exchange

UniverCity Alliance joins Nelson Institute’s Earth Day 2022: Water on the Rise event

Posted on April 7, 2022

This Earth Day, learn about how community-university partnerships through the UniverCity Year program can catalyze water quality projects in Wisconsin.

Posted in CampusTagged Earth Day, Nelson Institute

Nelson Institute and Marathon County partner on UCY project assessing riparian and wetland resources

Posted on March 8, 2022

Wetlands and riparian land, or the area between land and a river, are essential resources that provide flood protection, erosion control, and a variety of other benefits.

Posted in CommunityTagged Marathon County, Nelson Institute

Nelson Institute’s Holly Gibbs receives award to expand community-engaged scholarship involving geography and the environment

Posted on February 11, 2022

This article is also found in the February issue of The Commons, a digial magazine published by the Nelson Institute.

Posted in Campus, FacultyTagged Holly Gibbs, Jules Reynolds, Nelson Institute, UniverCity Year

Nelson Institute’s Holly Gibbs receives award to expand community-engaged scholarship with UniverCity Alliance

Posted on January 10, 2022

The grant will help strengthen an emerging connection with UniverCity Alliance.

Posted in CampusTagged Campus, Faculty, Nelson Institute

Nelson Institute celebrates 50 years of utilizing UW to advance environmentalism

Posted on April 22, 2020

WKOW | April 22, 2020 The Nelson Institute has been the driving force behind a number of influential programs, including UniverCity Year.

Posted in Campus, External NewsTagged Green County, Nelson Institute, UniverCity Year

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