Project News
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Expanding climate science through hands-on learning
Through university outreach, students at New Lisbon Middle and High Schools will get hands-on climate science and research experience. In November, Michael Notaro, director and senior scientist at the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, hosted a professional development workshop with four teachers in New Lisbon to train them how…
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Researchers uncover prosperity trends in Wisconsin and beyond as part of Rural Livability Project
As communities increasingly focus on livability and quality of life, they are turning their attention to a holistic understanding of well-being beyond economic growth. Rather than pursuing growth for growth’s sake, they are asking critical questions about what motivates people to want to live, work or raise a family in a given community. Researchers from…
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Fellowship program helps Wisconsin farmers and advisors pursue climate adaptation and mitigation strategies
As our climate continues to evolve and change, its impacts on agriculture will as well. It’s important for the nation’s agriculturalists to be prepared. Thanks to a fellowship program that recently expanded to Wisconsin, the state’s farmers and crop advisors have a new resource to learn about climate resilience in agriculture and apply that information…
