For decades, American energy companies have tried to persuade customers to use less energy. Using giveaways and various other financial incentives, utilities have promoted new light bulbs, miserly showerheads and smart thermostats.
At a Feb. 17, 2017, ceremony, College of Engineering Dean Ian Robertson honored 10 faculty and staff for their exceptional research, teaching and service. The award recipients include:
Byron Bird Award for Excellence in a Research Publication Recipient: David Beebe
These are some of the comments Cathy Middlecamp remembers hearing during her career in science at UW-Madison, where she was hired as a lecturer in 1979.
Peeling away the relationship between agribusiness and deforestation in the Amazon rainforest presents a kind of chicken-or-egg conundrum.
The drumbeat calling scientists to share their work with the public is as loud as ever, and Tracey Holloway is happy to answer. It’s just that education isn’t exactly what she’s offering.
She’s got satellites.
University of Wisconsin-Madison electrical engineer Hongrui Jiang has received a prestigious Stein Innovation Award from the leading voluntary health organization Research to Prevent Blindness.
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