Graduate Certificate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
A Spring 2022 EAP Capstone Project that is piloting the use of solar-powered Little Free Libraries for phone charging was featured in the April 11 Wisconsin State Journal. The project team includes (photo L-R): Savannah Ahnen (Electrical Engineering Undergraduate) and EAP Students Maitreyee Marathe (Electrical Engineering), Stephanie Bradshaw (Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences), William Keenan (Public …
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report urges immediate action to limit greenhouse gas emissions in all sectors of the economy, including energy, transportation, construction, manufacturing and agriculture. Gregory Nemet, professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs and one of the report’s lead authors, was one of only two …
A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison students and professors has been working on a way take carbon dioxide, the most common greenhouse gas, out of the air and seal it away where it can’t contribute to rising global temperatures. This past fall, the team was selected as one of the top winners in the $5 …
The Slesinger Award for Excellence in Mentoring, which honors those who provide excellent mentoring to women faculty, has been awarded to Nelson Institute professor Tracey Holloway.
The La Follette Policy Poll, released by UW–Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs, finds residents divided along party lines on issues like climate change and government regulation but generally in agreement on others, such as concerns about healthcare and retirement savings. The poll results show that climate change ranks as a top issue for Wisconsin …
From ramping up clean electricity to eliminating food waste. From designing cities for walking and biking to preserving ecosystems. Projects that lead to a low-carbon society and limit climate change will have more and greater benefits for health than previously realized. Those are findings from a new commentary in the International Journal of Environmental Research and …
After more than 40 years of collaboration, the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) are officially partnering on a variety of policy-relevant projects related to energy, climate, air quality, and more. This new partnership will be hosted within the Nelson Institute Energy Analysis and Policy (EAP) program and is made possible …
Can clean energy solutions like solar power and electric cars help us breathe easier? New research at the University of Wisconsin—Madison shows how our energy choices can benefit public health, from longer life expectancies to fewer kids checking into the emergency room with respiratory issues. Led by Professor Tracey Holloway and her group in the …
Jonathan Patz, M.D., MPH, has announced his plan to step down as director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) in July 2022 to focus more on climate change and planetary health during his sabbatical next year and beyond. Read the full article at: https://ghi.wisc.edu/patz-stepping-down-at-global-health-institute-to-concentrate-on-climate-and-health/
University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student Nova Tebbe, who works across disciplines from the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies to the La Follette School of Public Affairs, calls herself a climate newcomer. Yet, in early November, she joined 300 people who walked out of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (or COP26) to protest the …