| Massie S. Ballon, Joint Genome Institute

Despite advances in sequencing technologies and computational methods in the past decade, researchers have uncovered genomes for just a small fraction of Earth’s microbial diversity.

Transportation & Fuels, Plant Genetics & Breeding, Modeling

| La Follette School of Public Affairs

Research by La Follette School Assistant Professor Morgan Edwards and colleagues demonstrates how combining existing subnational climate action with expanded national strategies in the United States will be critical to reach scientifically informed climate goals.

Energy & Society, Environmental Studies, Policy & Regulation

| Mary Magnuson

For farmers struggling against economic forces and doing everything they can to keep afloat, grassland biodiversity may be the last thing they want to worry about.

Environmental Studies, Policy & Regulation, Sustainable Agriculture

| Mary Magnuson

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have discovered a way to control the growth of twisting, microscopic spirals of materials just one atom thick.

Materials, Modeling

| Jacob Grace

Bert Paris loves dairy farming. After more than 30 years, he’s beginning to transition the farm he operates near Belleville, Wisconsin, to his daughter, Meagan Farrell, who is excited about moving her family home to run it.

Sustainable Agriculture

| Jason Daley

When Adria Brooks was an undergraduate at the University of Arizona, a physics professor offered her the chance to help manage an experimental solar test facility near Tucson.

Electricity Systems, Microgrids, Solar, Policy & Regulation

| Nathan Jandl

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will purchase half of the energy produced by the largest solar generation facility in Dane County — a 20-megawatt solar array that Madison Gas and Electric will build in Fitchburg in partnership with EDF Renewables.

Electricity Distribution, Solar