View the results of this study that assesses community values and the ways in which ecological, social, economic, and cultural resources contribute to quality of life in the communities of Ashland, Bayfield, Red Cliff , and Washburn, Wisconsin.
Leading a Food Revolution in Higher Ed The world’s food system is responsible for about one-quarter of the planet-warming greenhouse gases that humans generate each year—the clearing of forests, animal manure, and fossil fuels for fertilizer and shipping food around the globe. The Hulings Rice Food Center is creating a climate-sensitive food systems model with field-to-campus dining
Oceans cover about seventy percent of the Earth surface and so sea-air interactions play a key role in the atmospheric system. In particular, oceans are a reservoir of sea spray aerosols—the most widely distributed natural aerosols Climatologists consider the role of clouds together with aerosols to be the largest single uncertainty in climate prediction. In
Nancy Franz ’81 is a woman with a philanthropy plan. “I will only fund outcomes,” she said. “I have to look at the things I value in life and from that, think about what I want to see happen in the world.” Franz graduated from Northland with a degree in outdoor education and environmental studies;
Junior EmmaMarie Hammond said she has learned three things from her internship with the Chequamegon chapter of the Citizen’s Climate Lobby (CCL) in northern Wisconsin: 1. Things don’t happen overnight; 2. Respect is essential; and 3. Bipartisan is sexy. “Seriously. Bipartisanship is the next big thing,” she says. “We need combined efforts from both Republicans… Read More →
Alex Alvarez ’85 majored in sociology and outdoor education at Northland College and went on to pursue sociology at the University of New Hampshire. He is a professor at Northern Arizona University in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and from 2001 until 2003 was the founding Director of the Martin-Springer Institute for Teaching… Read More →
BY DAVE ULLMAN, Assistant Professor of Geoscience On those really hot days in August, I often like to ride my bike down to Maslowski Beach in Ashland to let my mind drift into geologic time. I’ll wade into the cool water and stare out across Chequamegon Bay, imagining a not-so-distant past, where a massive wall… Read More →
Home state: New Jersey Major: Environmental Studies ‘01 NC Highlight: Internship with NASA Current location: Greenbelt, Maryland Employer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center Occupation: Senior Scientist What I do: Study and improve metrics for monitoring forest disturbance and recovery How I got here. When I was in high school in New… Read More →
Kathleen Dean Moore, a philosopher, environmental advocate, award-winning essayist and the author of books about our moral relationship to the natural world, will be the featured speaker in a global read and discussion at Northland College’s Alvord Theatre, Saturday, October 22 for two hours beginning at 10:30 a.m. Her new book, Great Tide Rising: Toward… Read More →
