A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher, well known for his work studying yeast fermentation, has been named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

A majority of the world's population now lives in cities, which consume 75 percent of the world's resources and emit most of its greenhouse gases.

An intercollegiate team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Purdue University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently won a competition to bring their urban agriculture project to Expo 2017 – known stateside as the World’s Fair – in Astana, Kazakhstan.

On May 5, 2014, the Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison unveiled its newest laboratory.

The Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison received Project of the Year and Best Green-Built honors for its dedication to sustainability in design, construction and functionality at this year's Commercial Design Awards.

MADISON, May 5, 2014- A new laboratory at the Wisconsin Energy Institute on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus will help researchers collaborate and develop the future of energy storage technology, using equipment donated by Johnson Controls.

Starting with the banning of incandescent light bulbs, energy as we know it is in the process of change in 2014. Topics such as energy independence, natural gas and Wisconsin’s clean energy policy are all themes to look to this year.