It is hard to find anyone who knows more about insects than Emily Bick. Not only does she possess an award-winning encyclopedic knowledge of insect trivia, but she has an extensive understanding of how bugs …
Sustainability
Fusion Starts Here: Wisconsin’s Bold Leap Into Clean Energy
Everyone thought the Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company was crazy. It was 1858 and energy was a solved problem. Mountains of coal powered the industrial revolution and lamps lit by clean-burning whale oil unlocked evening hours …
UW-Madison spinoff Type One Energy achieves milestone for fusion power plant
University of Wisconsin-Madison spinoff company Type One Energy has published a comprehensive and robust physics basis for a practical fusion pilot power plant. The advance is an important and promising milestone that brings fusion power …
PharmD Students, Emerging Entrepreneurs
About 200 million inhalers are dispensed per year, in the U.S. alone — enough to fill about 300 school buses. “The majority of inhalers end up in a landfill because they’re either recycled inappropriately or …
WEI researchers innovate for a greener future
Computer-assisted technology for recycling plastics, a technique for producing a valuable chemical from agricultural waste, and genetic mutations that can turn trees into carbon-sucking chemical factories are among the innovations by Wisconsin Energy Institute investigators …
WEI researchers innovate for a greener future
Computer-assisted technology for recycling plastics, a technique for producing a valuable chemical from agricultural waste, and genetic mutations that can turn trees into carbon-sucking chemical factories are among the innovations by Wisconsin Energy Institute investigators …
‘A game changer’: Stakeholders announce Midwest nuclear fusion alliance
Nonprofit organization 5 Lakes Institute announced a regional fusion energy alliance at the Great Lakes Fusion Energy Summit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday. The alliance focused on “connecting the dots” between stakeholders, John Myer, …
Bioenergy Research Centers mark discovery milestone
Scientists at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) and three partner U.S. Department of Energy research centers recently achieved an important milestone by registering more than 1,000 inventions in their shared mission to support …
Alum Greg Piefer receives entrepreneur award for nuclear fusion innovation
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of the Chancellor, in partnership with the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association, has recognized Greg Piefer as a recipient of the 2025 Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. Established in 2011, the …
Entrepreneur award winners turn ideas into impact — from farming to fashion to fusion
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of the Chancellor, in partnership with the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association, today recognized Marcus Carpenter, Heather Hasson, and Greg Piefer as recipients of the 2025 Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. …