University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: Bees

Driven by the Wisconsin Idea, Claudio Gratton works to understand and support communities of Wisconsin insects — and people

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This article, by Talia O’Shea, is part of a series highlighting members of the Office of Sustainability’s Experts Database. In a collaboration with instructor Hannah Monroe’s course, LSC 561: Writing Science for the Public, students interviewed campus sustainability experts and produced short feature stories.  Insects often get a bad reputation, triggering feelings of annoyance at …

Phd Student’s Research Investigates Native Bee Habitats In Urban Areas

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In surveying Madison’s native bee populations, Vera Pfeiffer hopes to provide a better, more informed context for policies that can make the habitats we share with pollinators more biodiverse. Read the full article on the UW-Madison Graduate School news page here.

A Friend to Bees: A Conversation with Heather Swan

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Heather Swan, a UW-Madison lecturer of environmental literature and writing, talked with the Earthspeak Radio team on WSUM 91.7 FM Madison Student Radio about her new book called Where Honey Bees Thrive: Stories from the Field, her creative writing roots, and how she became a friend to bees. You can listen to the podcast here.