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Jonathan Foley, founder and director of the Nelson Institute’s Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), is leaving UW-Madison to become director of the new Institute on the Environment (IonE) at the University of Minnesota. (See news release.)

“This was an incredibly hard decision, and one that I did not make lightly,” says Foley. “I have been at Wisconsin for roughly two decades and have tremendously enjoyed the opportunity of working with the wonderful students and colleagues here. It will be very hard to leave.

“But the chance to build a world-class, interdisciplinary environmental research institute at Minnesota — with a blank slate, incredible university and state support — is simply a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

Foley will start at Minnesota on August 25. An interim director for SAGE is expected to be named soon.

The Bryson family will be holding a memorial service to celebrate the life of Reid A. Bryson on August 23rd beginning at 10:00 AM in the auditorium of the Heritage Oaks facility at 6205 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705. A light lunch will be offered following the gathering.

We sincerely hope that you will be able to attend and offer any comments or condolences you may wish to express. The gathering will be informal and designed for all to share their experiences and impressions in any manner they see fit. Reid affected us all in one way or another and so it is only fitting that we meet to celebrate what he meant to us.

Please share this announcement with anyone you feel should hear about this event.

Nelson Institute faculty members Lisa Naughton and Adrian Treves will lead a training workshop at the inaugural Pathways to Success 2008 Conference: Integrating Human Dimensions into Fisheries and Wildlife Management, to be held Sept. 28-Oct. 2 in Estes Park, Colorado.

Increasing the global capacity for coexistence of people and wildlife is the meeting’s ultimate goal. Visit the conference Web site for more information or to register.