| Eric Anderson

On Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, the Wisconsin Energy Institute will host experts from around the world for a day of robust discussions on the energy challenges and opportunities facing cities.

Energy & Society, Policy & Regulation

| Terry Devitt

Trisha Andrew, a University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor of chemistry, is one of 18 early career scientists from around the country named a Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering.

Electricity Systems, Solar, Storage

| UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Last year when Google paid $3.2 billion for Nest, a startup that makes smart thermostats, the press joked that the internet giant would soon be posting advertisements on people’s home thermostats.

Electricity Systems, Building Efficiency

| Scott Gordon

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota and Argonne National Laboratory will explore ways to produce renewable plastic precursors and other substances from biomass with a recently announced $3.3 million grant from the United States Department of Energy.

Transportation & Fuels, Biofuels & Bioproducts, Energy & Society, Economics

| Leslie Shown

The campus of healthcare software giant EPIC Systems, located in Verona, WI, is well known for its fun, architecturally distinct features: its farm-themed buildings, its slide between floors, and its futuristic conference room.

Electricity Systems, Geothermal, Industry

| Kelly April Tyrrell

The number of extremely hot days in eastern and midwestern U.S. cities is projected to triple by mid-century, according to a new study led by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers and published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Energy & Society, Environmental Studies, Modeling

| Leslie Shown

On September 10th, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that Dr.

Transportation & Fuels, Biofuels & Bioproducts, Conversion