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  2. Year: 2021
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Month: August 2021

Madison to D.C.: Marin Hein Digs Deeper into Activism through WiW Speakers, Internship

Posted on August 30, 2021

With her passion for legislative activism, rising senior Marin Hein is set to build her own professional brand through the Wisconsin in Washington, D.C. Internship (WiW) Program. In doing so, she joins other Badgers in …

Posted in Internships & Careers, News, Study AbroadTagged international law institute, Wisconsin in Washington DC Internship Program, wisconsin-in-washington, wiw

“Linking knowledge to action:” the motto for EOI alumna while completing her MS degree

Posted on August 23, 2021

“Linking knowledge to action.” This is the phrase Environmental Observation and Informatics (EOI) graduate Grace Stonecipher says is the embodiment of her time at the Nelson Institute. “The courses really dove into that subject of …

Posted in NewsTagged Environmental Studies, Nelson Institute

Guardian of the Gulf; Nelson student to expand coastal water cleanup initiative to the Great Lakes

Posted on August 19, 2021

From the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes, Nelson Institute student Lisa Scobel is working to keep waterways free of plastic pollution. As a student of the Environmental Conservation MS program, Scobel is embracing her …

Posted in NewsTagged environmental conservation, great lakes, gulf coast, Nelson Institute

International student overcomes challenges on her way to completing the Environmental Conservation MS

Posted on August 17, 2021

From her career as a veterinarian specializing in animal behavior to the development of the Public Policy of Animal Welfare and the direction of a government entity to protect animals in Bogotá, Liliana Rodríguez has …

Posted in NewsTagged environmental conservation, International Students, Nelson Institute

CCR leaders awarded Department of Energy funding to study connection between aerosols and historical climate variability

Posted on August 16, 2021

Leaders from the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research (CCR) will begin investigating the role of clouds and aerosols (small particles in the atmosphere, such as sulfate or dust) in historical climate variability thanks to …

Posted in NewsTagged Department of Energy, Nelson Institute, Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research

Doctoral candidate leads UW2020 project investigating flood risk and vulnerability in Peru

Posted on August 12, 2021

A new report showcases how community perceptions of risk and social vulnerability shape responses to the threat of natural disasters. Led by Nelson Institute doctoral candidate Hugh Roland, the report entitled, Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Flood …

Posted in NewsTagged Nelson Institute, peru, south america

UW-Madison Alumni Chandler Zuo makes a difference with establishment of the new Ce-an Zuo & Chao-ming Wang Scholarship

Posted on August 6, 2021

Statistics Ph.D. student Juan Francisco Mandujano Reyes has been awarded the School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences (CDIS) Ce-an Zuo & Chao-ming Wang Scholarship.  Mandujano Reyes is the first student to receive the newly-created …

Posted in NewsTagged computer science, scholarship, School of Computer Data and Information Sciences

LuceSEA Competition Announces Three New Grants

Posted on August 3, 2021

The three grants described below support both institution and field building in the United States and in Southeast Asia. The projects emphasize place-based knowledge, employ community-engaged approaches, and explore the role that universities can play …

Posted in Awards & Grants, News, PartnershipsTagged asia, grants, lucesea

Local to Global Disease Detection: Alumni in Public Health Address COVID-19 Crisis

Posted on August 2, 2021

On two different sides of the world, two alumnae of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine were just getting settled into new professional roles when the novel coronavirus struck. They rolled up their sleeves, called …

Posted in NewsTagged covid-19, One Health, School of Veterinary Medicine

SJMC Faculty and Students Present Research, Receive Awards at 2021 AEJMC Conference

Posted on August 2, 2021

From August 4-7, 2021, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) will hold its 104th annual conference. The virtual event features research presentations, panel discussion and more from some of the world’s …

Posted in NewsTagged aejmc, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
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