On a still and warm summer morning, as scientists drive along the dirt roads that crisscross the Arlington Agricultural Research Station, the fields sweep in a green carpet to the horizon.

Sevie Kenyon: Deciphering the science you hear about. We’re visiting today with Dominique Brossard, Department of Life Science Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and I’m Sevie Kenyon.

A team of chemical and biological engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has found a way to produce from biomass a valuable compound used in plastic production that they estimate could lower the cost of ethanol produced from plant material by more than two dollars per gallon.

If science classes at Bonduel Middle School had a rallying cry it would be, “Don’t expect to find the answers in the book!” And Lisa Sorlie, enthusiastic advocate of innovative classroom science, would definitely be holding the megaphone.

Scenes from the first deployment for the AOS field measurements course, March 3–4, 2017

Bacteria, like humans and animals, must eat.

Jordan Schmidt is a theoretical chemist who studies catalysis, alternative fuels, and carbon dioxide capture. He has been involved in restructuring the general chemistry program since the day he arrived, commanding a leadership position in general chemistry innovation.