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 …
GLOBE Research Done in the Time of COVID: Students Showcase Their Work
Michael Notaro (CCR), Rose Pertzborn (CCR), Janet Struble (University of Toledo),David Bydlowski (Wayne RESA), and Kevin Czajkowski (University of Toledo), the co-directors of the Midwest GLOBE/ESS Collaborative, led the GLOBE Midwest ESS Virtual Science Symposium …
Welty Environmental Center receives geoscience funding
Michael Notaro received NSF funding to help foster diversity and inclusion in STEM, as it relatesto race/ethnicity and neurodivergence, within K-12 schools in Beloit in collaboration with the School District of Beloit, Beloit College, the Welty …
Nelson affiliate Jim Kossin’s research shows hurricanes are getting stronger
Kossin’s research shows that over the last four decades the likelihood a hurricane would be categorized as major intensity has increased by 25 percent.
Former Director and Senior Scientist of the UW-Madison Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research Passes Away
The University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences regrets to inform of the passing of Professor Emeritus John E. Kutzbach on 29 January 2021. Professor Kutzbach was a professor in the …
Biden Puts Climate High on Priority List, Encouraging Scientists
Second on the list of priorities on the new White House Website is the climate. “President Biden will take swift action to tackle the climate emergency,” the website reads. “The Biden Administration will ensure we …
Nelson Institute administrator named NASA Unsung Hero and receives Pringle Award for University Staff
Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research (CCR) and Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) administrator Laurel Fletcher has been named a NASA Unsung Hero and received the Pringle Award for University Staff.
CCR receives support from the Pandemic-Affected Research Continuation Initiative (PARCI)
Scientists with the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research will receive critical funding for their work on climate variability and climate change thanks to the Pandemic-Affected Research Continuation Initiative (PARCI). The PARCI is provided through …
CCR associate director featured on Milwaukee’s TMJ4
During an interview with TMJ4, WTMJ-TV Milwaukee, Wis., on December 13, 2020, associate director of the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research, Michael Notaro shared his research into the warming trend being seen in the Great Lakes …
Congratulations to Laurel Fletcher for winning the 2020 Elizabeth S. Pringle Award!
The Elizabeth S. Pringle Award is limited to those members of the University Staff who hold Office Support Titles and is awarded on an annual basis. It is issued to a single winner from among …