For years, Lily’s Classic has been held on a frozen solid Lake Mendota. Now, the lake can barely freeze over. Will the yearly tradition be lost to climate change?
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Field of Dreams … and Solar Panels
As part of the College of Letters & Science’s LASER program, sophomore Liz Sanchez Garcia investigates how solar panels and their changing light conditions can be a good thing for plants, renewable energy and career …
Jon Martin was one of three campus faculty highlighted by Chancellor Mnookin at New Student Convocation for their ability to inspire students.
Jon Martin was one of three campus faculty highlighted by Chancellor Mnookin at New Student Convocation for their ability to inspire students. His instruction of “Weather and Climate” was called one of the best 100-level …
Elizabeth Maroon Receives NSF CAREER Award
AOS Assistant Professor Elizabeth Maroon has been selected as a recipient of a 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for her project, “Signals from the Deep: The Influence of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge on the …
Dan Wright and Line Roald Selected for Vilas Faculty Early Career Investigator Awards
Fourteen professors, including Dan Wright and Line Roald, received Vilas Faculty Early Career Investigator Awards, recognizing research and teaching excellence in faculty who are relatively early in their careers. The award provides flexible research funding …
Several CCR members received AOS awards
The following CCR members received AOS this semester: Graduate Student Association Teaching Award – Liz Maroon AOS Department Student Service Award – Emily Mather Ettenheim Scholarship Award – Nicolas Sartore Francis P Bretherton Scholarship Award …
Dan Wright and Min Chen both received American Family Insurance grants.
Nine UW–Madison data science research projects with applications to both the insurance industry and society have been selected for funding through the American Family Funding Initiative. The UW–Madison Data Science Institute (DSI), powered by American …
UW-Madison Units Partner to Provide Long Term Support for the Wisconsin State Climatology Office
UW–Madison Extension is partnering with the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and its Center for Climatic Research (CCR) as well as the College of Letters and Science’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS) by …
The Student Research Symposium, Was Held on Wednesday Apr 24, 2024 at the Beloit Public Library.
The Beloit Memorial High School Student Research Symposium, was held on Wednesday Apr 24, 2024 at the Beloit Public Library. High schools presented their GLOBE research projects, supported by Michael Notaro’s NSF GEOPAths grant. The students will …
Jack Williams Shares His Opinion With Newsweek
Last month, Wisconsin ended its warmest winter ever recorded and second-shortest lake-ice season. As a result my colleagues and I have been fielding a raft of media inquiries. Is it true that sugar maple sap …