Climate change is causing Dengue Fever (breakbone fever) cases to explode in number. A mosquito-borne disease is spreading as the planet warms.
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CALS Dean Glenda Gillaspy is a panelist on today’s Earth Fest event discussing the Wisconsin Rural Partnerships Institute and its mission. #UWRuralPartnership
Glenda Gillaspy UW-Madison Nelson Institute UW-Madison Sustainability

This was a GREAT session, with UW-Madison CALS Dean Glenda Gillaspy, State Climatologist, Extension, and Mesonet in the house. For-real commitments to rural communities, listening to community partners, responding with thoughtful resources. Really impressive efforts in the RPI.

We have Dr. Jonathan Foley in the house! Packed room on science-based solutions to our climate crisis.

With the new Wisconsin Tribal Educational Promise, @uwmadison covers the cost of an undergrad degree for enrolled members of federally recognized Wisconsin Indian tribes. Learn about this important step in helping Native students afford higher education.

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Thank you to University of Wisconsin Law School and UW-Madison Nelson Institute #Earthfest for sponsoring my book launch panel and Dan Tokaji, Susannah Tahk 🐐, Rebecca Bratspies- RBratspies on all the platforms, Professors James May and Maya Prabhu for participating and SREnvironment for recorded message

Here UW–Madison , Vilas Professorships are a big deal and crazy competitive; pleased to welcome a number of Nelson Faculty and affiliates to the ranks of Vilas, including Holly Gibbs, Elizabeth Hennessey, and Caroline Gottschalk Druschke! news.wisc.edu/43-faculty-hon…

Efforts at asissted Endangered Species reproduction continue by creating more Black Footed Ferrets from frozen tissue. Keep an eye on this space. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Early morning walk at UW-Madison, one of the birthplaces of environmental consciousness in America. Thx to ⁦UW-Madison Nelson Institute⁩ and the great ⁦Andrea Dutton⁩ for inviting me to speak at #Earthfest .

Thank you for coming to Earth Fest, Tony G. Reames, PhD! UW-Madison Sustainability

As we celebrate #EarthDay , I’m pleased to launch RISE-EARTH, the next area of focus of our Wisconsin RISE Initiative.

The goal is to grow our faculty and accelerate research, discovery and education around environmental sustainability.

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My deepest appreciation to Ian Robertson for his outstanding leadership of @UWMadENGR over the last decade. His tireless efforts have helped us to better serve our students, business and industry partners and the state. news.wisc.edu/robertson-to-s…

Hold on to your Muesli. We have 80 upcoming faculty hires in Sustainability and Environment coming our way UW–Madison. 40 from RISE-EARTH and 40 matches, here UW-Madison Nelson Institute and all across campus. rise.wisc.edu/rise-earth/

Judith Carney, 'Planting Resistance: Botanical Legacies of the African Diaspora', British Academy/Denis Cosgrove lecture, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 28 May 2024, 6pm
free, but booking required

Earth Fest headliner Jonathan Foley has taken the #WisconsinIdea worldwide: He now leads Project Drawdown, a global leader in climate solutions and strategies. Learn how Dr. Jonathan Foley got his start at UW–Madison and the legacy he left at Nelson. nelson.wisc.edu/jonathan-foley…

Big news 🐾 Two new endangered black-footed ferrets born as a result of cloning, a🧵

Sauron had a lot of problems, but he knew how to manage a wetland. The Dead Marshes were one of the environmental gems of Mordor, and an impressive nature-based solution to help remediate the environmental damage caused by the corpse issue after the Battle of Dagorlad

Going to #AAG2024 or participating in a node?

Don't miss the Brunn Award session, a conversation between Margaret Pearce and Candace Fujikane about the radical potential of indigenous cartography.

Even the prep meeting was AMAZING! 🔥🔥🔥

Wednesday 4/17/2024, 7:20 AM, Room 312

80-degree temperatures all over southern Wisconsin yesterday. The 82-degree high in Madison is the average daily maximum temperature throughout the hottest part of summer. An early taste of what's to come in the next few months!

I am so thankful for all our amazing staff members on campus and the excellent work they do to keep such a big campus running. So much fun to get to spend some time with our 2nd and 3rd shift employees on Wednesday to celebrate their hard work and 175 years of UW! #UW175