Graduate Certificate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Switching to Renewable Energy is Actually Cost-Effective By cutting health costs and avoiding the social costs of carbon emissions, certain parts of the U.S. could see huge benefits to going green. By Ula Chrobak | October 30, 2019 The price tag for addressing climate change is huge, and the debates over whether we can afford it …
EAP Program Faculty Member Jonathan Patz has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine for his pioneering research linking the effects of climate change with public health. Patz also directs UW–Madison’s Global Health Institute and is the John P. Holton Chair of Health and the Environment in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies …
EAP Professor Greg Nemet will receive one of the first two World Citizen Prizes in Environmental Performance from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). The award recognizes important research evaluating opportunities to make measurable gains in overall environmental performance. Nemet’s first book, How Solar Energy Became Cheap: A Model for Low Carbon Innovation, …
We are thrilled that EAP alum Paul Denholm of National Renewable Energy Laboratory is one of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Winners! In its announcement of the 2019 recipients, the Nelson Institute explained the impact he has had on the science of renewable energy integration. For more than fifteen years, Paul …
The EAP program is excited to announce its second round of scholarships available for international students at UW–Madison who join the EAP community. Thanks to the generous support of Wes and Ankie Foell, up to five scholarships of $5,000 each will be awarded to international students who choose to enroll in the EAP program in …
EAP Student Mikhaila Calice (left) met with Megan Brown (right), a 6th generation rancher from northern California Guest Post by Mikhaila Calice, who attended the Breakthrough Dialogue in June 2019 with support from an EAP Professional Development/Travel Grant When I began my graduate studies at the La Follette School of Public Affairs with a focus …
Photo from How Solar Energy Became Cheap book launch party In his first book, How Solar Energy Became Cheap: A Model for Low-Carbon Innovation, Prof. Greg Nemet details the success story of solar energy and offers guidance for how to accelerate innovation of other low-carbon technologies. The La Follette School professor and EAP program faculty …
Five students and recent graduates from the EAP program were profiled in a recent article from the Wisconsin Energy Institute on future leaders in energy. Adria Brooks, Mikhaila Calice, Katie Mummah, Sophia Rogers, and Megan Zielke answered questions such as “How did you become interested in energy? In what ways have you furthered your education …
In May 2019, UW–Madison’s Energy Analysis and Policy graduate certificate program convened a group of Thought Leaders to strategize the future of EAP. Over the course of two days, we discussed innovative projects, learned from each other’s diverse perspectives, and heard from EAP students about the impact of the EAP program. We are so grateful …