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Jonathan Patz featured in the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment's Momentum Web Exlusives: What would it take to meet the health-related Millennium Development Goals?

Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative researcher and SAGE staff member Gary Radloff is a co-author along with Amanda Bilek, Steve Plachinski, Aleia McCord and Jeffrey A. Starke in the December 2011 issue of BioCycle magazine with their article titled "German Biogas Experience and Lessons for Wisconsin." This work stems from research done in conjunction with the Nelson Institute CHANGE IGERT Capstone class.

Gary Radloff along with WBI faculty Troy Runge and Xiaodong (Sheldon) Du have been asked to present at the 2012 International Biomass Conference and Expo in Denver this April 2012 on their work "Coupling Biomass Quality and Quantity to Create a Statewide Energy Plan."

Gary Radloff has been asked to present at the 2012 International Biomass Conference and Expo in Denver this April 2012 on his work "The Biogas Opportunity: Lessons from Germany."

Mutlu Ozdogan's research on mapping forest harvesting in the upper Midwest was featured in UW News. "Satellite technology enables rapid, accurate mapping of forest harvest in upper Midwest"

Student News and Awards

Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Licker, SAGE's newest PhD!
"Assessing Global and Regional Crop Yield Patterns: An Integration of Biophysical and Social Drivers" (Dec 14, 2011)

Erica Bickford's research featured in UW-News, "For Midwesterners, more boxcars mean cleaner air"...

Maggie Grabow, SAGE PhD candidate and lead author of "Air quality and health benefits from reduced car travel in the Midwestern United States", presented the study to the American Public Health Association in Washington, D.C. The article was published in Environmental Health Perspectives (Nov 2011) (Article)
Press Coverage: UW News, Huffingtonpost, The Atlantic

Events


Weston Rountable

Feb 9: Paul Shepson
Professor, Analytic and Atmospheric Chemistry, Purdue University

"INFLUX: Moving Toward the Ability to Conduct Regional and Global Scale Accounting of Greenhouse Gases"

Time: 4:15 - 5:15pm,
tea and cookies from 4:00 - 4:15pm
Location: 1106 Mechanical Engineering
WEBCAST

Contact: Carol Barford for more information
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Positions Available

Student Hourly Computer Support: Students with strong skills and experience in Linux, Unix, WIndows or Mac OSX, interested in working in a scientific research environment are always encouraged to submit their resume and letter of interest to Mary Sternitzky

Graduate Research Assistant Position – Tropical Land Use Change in Brazil & Indonesia.
Candidates should submit a cover letter detailing qualifications and research interests, CV, and names of three references to Holly Gibbs
Candidates should also submit an application to the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies (due Jan 15, 2012) and / or the Department of Geography (due Dec 15, 2011).

Updated: 2/8/12

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