Tag: forest and wildlife ecology
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Posted on May 20, 2024
Extinction of Species class offers insights into global biodiversity, threats and solutions
Our world is vast and brimming with an array of creatures. It can be challenging to think about what goes on outside our own neighborhoods, […]
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Posted on May 15, 2024
Kaiping Chen and Min Chen among campus researchers selected to receive funds from American Family Funding Initiative
Kaiping Chen and Min Chen are among nine campus PIs whose projects were awarded funding in the latest round of the American Family Funding Initiative, […]
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Posted on May 13, 2024
Forest and wildlife ecology students support Eau Claire County’s efforts to protect lake health
Engaging with community is at the heart of the research in Jessica Hua’s lab. “We are an ecological lab that cares about pollutants in the […]
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Posted on May 6, 2024
CALS commencement site hosts event info, celebrates spring 2024 grads
On Saturday, May 11, a new group of UW–Madison students will officially graduate and join the Badger alumni community. CALS doctoral, professional, master’s, and bachelor’s […]
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Wisconsin municipalities partner with David Drake and students to manage wildlife damage
When a new subdivision was under construction in the village of Elkhart Lake in 2019, a population of Canada geese living in a stormwater pond […]
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Posted on May 1, 2024
Winners of Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships announced
Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships are awarded to proven, outstanding students who have shown research excellence in either applied or basic sciences. The 2024 winners of […]
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Posted on April 29, 2024
Report dead birds on campus to help the overall bird population
Spring is upon us, which means it’s bird migration season. It’s a wonderful time for birders – but a challenging time to be a bird. […]
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Posted on March 25, 2024
New research finds boreal arctic wetlands are producing more methane over time
Scientists have been measuring global methane emissions for decades, but the boreal arctic —with a wide range of biomes including wetlands that extend across the […]
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Posted on March 18, 2024
Neslihan Akdeniz, Christopher Choi, Steven Deller, David Drake, Jessica Hua and Damon Smith receive Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant funding
UW–Madison Extension has announced the 10 projects selected to receive the 2024 Wisconsin Idea Collaboration (WIC) Grants. This year’s projects engage nine UW schools and […]
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Posted on March 11, 2024
Coverts Project, led by Jamie Nack, helps landowners grow forests and protect wildlife
Frederic “Rick” Braun’s love of woodlands came early, tracking tree growth on his family’s 4,000 acres in Langlade County with paint markings and experimenting with […]