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 …
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UW team develops carbon capture tech, competes in XPRIZE contest
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 …
New paper shows: ‘A win on climate is a win for health’
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 …
Tracey Holloway leads health benefits of clean energy project
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 …
At U.N. Climate Conference, UW observers look to civil society to save the planet
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 …
IIASA/UW-Madison Energy & Climate Webinar: What Happened at COP26 and Why It Matters
At the the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), world leaders reached a new global agreement on climate action following two weeks of negotiations. Additionally, several countries, private funders, and NGOs made new pledges …
“The implications are enormous”: graduate student’s innovative climate research could change building design
Gesangyangji’s doctoral research in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies examines how climate data can be used to inform building energy design. Other researchers have only studied certain design metrics or limited themselves to specific …
UW team among winners of Musk Foundation’s XPRIZE for Carbon Removal Student Competition
A team from the University of Wisconsin–Madison is one of the top winners in the $5 million XPRIZE for Carbon Removal Student Competition. The contest is kickstarting projects that could mitigate the impacts of climate …
Two Nelson Institute students awarded as Global Health Institute Planetary Scholars
The Global Health Institute (GHI) Planetary Scholars program has chosen a cohort of five students as scholarship recipients for the ’21-’22 school year, two of which are Nelson Institute students. The cohort is working to help …
Nova Tebbe honored as recipient of the 2021 Patrick Remington Distinguished Paper Award
Nova Tebbe has been honored as the recipient of the 2021 Patrick Remington Distinguished Paper Award for her capstone project, “Policy Roadmap to 100% Renewable Energy for Wisconsin.”