La Follette School students researched policy solutions to would reduce the urban heat island effect in the City of La Crosse.
Energy and the Environment
Spring 2023 faculty awards
La Follette School faculty members Mark Copelovitch, Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Tana Johnson, Tim Smeeding, and Manny Teodoro received awards this spring.
Capstone projects provide real-world training and policymaking opportunities
Students concluded their graduate education this spring by completing projects addressing real-world challenges on behalf of clients from the public, non-governmental, and private sectors.
Capstone project helps Outrider Foundation investigate oceanic nuclear waste
A first-of-its-kind project conducted by La Follette students helped inform an Outrider Foundation investigation that looked at radioactive materials littering the Arctic seas.
Nemet co-authors inaugural report on the state of carbon dioxide removal
Professor Gregory Nemet helped lead a landmark report on the current state of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in ongoing efforts to limit global warming.
Undergraduates gain research experience working with La Follette faculty
Assisting faculty members with research helped undergraduate certificate students Maria Manansala and Rachel Fedorchak build skills for their future careers.
Nemet wins Kellett Mid-Career award
Nemet’s extraordinary work on technological responses to climate change has already had a major impact on the field of climate policy.
La Follette student interviewed about carbon removal project
Jenna Greene discussed her role on the UW-Madison team participating in the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition—a $100 million global challenge by Elon Musk.
Fletcher and Nemet awarded Vilas honors
La Follette School Professors Jason Fletcher and Gregory Nemet are recipients of prestigious Vilas Awards, acknowledging their groundbreaking research, service to the UW community, and teaching.
La Follette organizes climate change event for area high school students
Future climate leaders engaged in climate change simulations with the Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI) at Madison West High School on April 26 and 28.