ONLINE: Nelson Institute 50th Anniversary Celebration

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Tracey Holloway, 2017-2021 Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor, environmental studies and atmospheric and oceanic sciences.

The 50th anniversary of Earth Day was largely overlooked during the first month of the COVID-19 shutdown back in April, but the Nelson Institute at UW-Madison is making up for that with its own anniversary party. The environmental heavyweight will kick off the event at 9 am with coffee with Cal DeWitt, who for years hosted a coffee hour for his students and anyone interested in talking about critical environmental topics. The rest of the day will feature short talks from Nelson Institute alumni, a noon lecture on "Climate Change and Clean Air" from professor Tracey Holloway (pictured), and a LinkedIn Happy Hour at the end of the day. Register here.

press release: We invite you to join the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies on Friday, September 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. CDT as we celebrate our history, the present, and the future at the virtual 50th Anniversary Celebration event and 2020 Rendezvous.

Over the past 50 years, the Nelson Institute has grown tremendously, from adding new program areas to expanding our community outreach. In celebration of our many accomplishments, we invite you to join us for a number of live and prerecorded breakout sessions featuring stellar faculty, distinguished emeriti, and amazing alumni.

We hope you, our students, alumni, friends, and devoted supporters, will join us as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Nelson Institute with this special day of lectures and opportunities to virtually connect. To learn more, click here. For questions, contact Emily Reynolds: ereynolds2@wisc.edu.