Undergraduates, researchers, and wind energy experts from across the country gathered together—albeit virtually—between June 2 and June 11 to watch thirteen undergraduate teams test their wind turbine prototypes and wind farm project plans in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2021 Collegiate Wind Competition. Among the elite collegiate teams selected to compete was the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s WiscWind team, making its sixth consecutive appearance in the national competition.

The pandemic hasn’t slowed down Kevin Myers, a scientist in Tim Donohue’s lab in the Department of Bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Myers has been virtually visiting with students all over the country through the Skype a Scientist program, which gives classes and other groups the opportunity to talk with scientists. We sat down with him to hear his reflections on the experience.

Emerging technologies developed at UW-Madison will receive a funding boost as the result of a $200,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) in support of an on-campus grant program administered by

We spoke with Derek Ho, a graduate research assistant in Troy Runge’s lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Derek is from Singapore and studied biological systems engineering for both his undergraduate and master’s degrees at UW–Madison.

Media coverage of WEI this month focused on the changing energy and water infrastructure, a diversity of climate conversations, and the feasibility of climate action plans.

Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) associate professor of Geography, Holly Gibbs is one of thirty-two members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty to receive a fellowship for the 2020-21 academic year.

Taylor Tai and Patricia Tran are among twelve graduate students acknowledged for their work in creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.