1. Nelson Institute: Review of Graduate Programs Paul Robbins, Director, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies February, 2014

2. Nelson Institute Graduate Programs

3. Business and For- Profit Sectors State and NGO Sectors Academic and Research Communities

4. Nelson Institute Graduate Programs Business and For- Profit Sectors State and NGO Sectors Academic and Research Communities Environment & Resources

5. Elite graduate research excellence Improving the Relationship Between Remotely Sensed Vegetation Indices and Crop LAI: A View Towards Developing Tools to Estimate Crop Yields Understanding the Predictors and Environmental Health Co-Benefits of Transforming Communities to Support Active Transportation An Early-Stage Exploratory Study into the Use of Smart Phones for Real-Time Ridesharing in Universities Evaluation the Establishment of Native Plants and Management of Invasive Plants Along Wisconsin Roadsides The Importance, Origin, Composition, and Stability of Deeply Buried Soil Organic Matter As a Wolf: A Wisconsin Case-Study of Wolf-Human Conflict and Predator-Prey Ecology Sustainability Education Through Situated Learning, Focusing on Engagement and High-Impact Practices Nitrogen Pollution and Plant Productivity in Bioenergy Grasslands: Do Diversity and Fertilizer Management Matter? Sustaining Multifunctional Landscapes Through Expertise Networks: A Case Study from Southwest Wisconsin, USA Understanding Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Urban Expansion in Western China During the Post-Reform Era China's Conversion of Cropland to Forest and Grassland: Livelihood Impacts of a National Payments for Ecosystem Services Program Factors Affecting the Administration of Rural Land Tenure A Case Study of Two Communities in Bong County Liberia Environment & Resources

6. CBSD WRM Nelson Institute Graduate Programs Business and For- Profit Sectors State and NGO Sectors Academic and Research Communities Environment & Resources

7. WRM Management practica with governmental and community partners The Miljala Channel of Rock Lake: Sediment Control and Water Quality Improvement (2012) Nine Springs Recharge Project: Exploration and Evaluation of Water Reuse in Fitchburg, Wisconsin (2011) The Restoration and Recreational Enhancement of Lake Marion and the Black Earth Creek Corridor (2010) Door Creek Watershed Assessment: A Sub-Watershed Approach to Nutrient Management for the Yahara Lakes (2009)

8. Training conservation practitioners and organizations Women and conservation leadership: An investigation into the current gender balance in conservation organizations, the implications of the findings and how could organizations adapt to enable more women to thrive within positions of leadership? Inter-organizational expertise sharing to help increase the performance of the Cambridge conservation community Overcoming the challenges of effective reporting and communicating successes and challenges for an international conservation program How should conservation scientists and practitioners be engaging with artists to improve the delivery of and influence public attitudes to conservation? How can we achieve greater conservation impact for threatened tree species? Developing a strategy to influence action across the public, private and third sector What makes a future conservationist? Exploring the potential for nurturing young professional conservationists in Nicaragua Designing a Biodiversity Conservation Capacity Development Assessment Process Responding to citizen science – how will this emerging technique impact the work of our organization, and how should the organization position itself to best take advantage of less scientific, but more prolific types of data collection Supporting the development of sustainable financing for our organization CBSD

10. WRM Nelson Institute Graduate Programs Business and For- Profit Sectors State and NGO Sectors Academic and Research Communities Environment & Resources

11. Leadership CBSD WRM Nelson Institute Graduate Programs Business and For- Profit Sectors State and NGO Sectors Academic and Research Communities Environment & Resources

14. Leadership SustainabilityBusiness CBSD WRM Nelson Institute Graduate Programs Business and For- Profit Sectors State and NGO Sectors Academic and Research Communities Environment & Resources