University of Wisconsin–Madison
A new study of three ice cores from Greenland documents the warming of the large ice sheet at the end of the last ice age – resolving a long-standing paradox over when that warming occurred.
September 2, 2014 | by Jill Sakai Badger fans visiting Camp Randall for the Sept. 6 home opener against Western Illinois will notice something missing from the stadium: trash cans. September 2, 2014 | by Jill Sakai Badger fans visiting Camp Randall for the Sept. 6 home opener against Western Illinois will notice something missing …
Over the last several decades, Wisconsin has seen an increase in extreme weather and variability, and these conditions are likely to become more common in the years ahead. Scientists in the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research (CCR) project a sharp rise in average annual temperatures in coming decades – somewhere between 4 and 9 …
August 19, 2014 | By Rachel DePalma WE CONSERVE has been inspiring University of Wisconsin–Madison students and faculty to reduce waste since 2006, but this summer, the organization spread its message of environmental stewardship to the Madison community. August 19, 2014 | By Rachel DePalma WE CONSERVE has been inspiring University of Wisconsin–Madison students and faculty to reduce waste …
What limits the height of trees? Is it the fraction of their photosynthetic energy they devote to productive new leaves? Or is it their ability to hoist water hundreds of feet into the air, supplying the green, solar-powered sugar factories in those leaves?
August 12, 2014 | By Katie Herrmann Got a reusable bag and an appetite for fresh, organic produce? If so, the students of F.H. King are ready to set you up with the ingredients for your next meal, free. August 12, 2014 | By Katie Herrmann Got a reusable bag and an appetite for fresh, organic produce? …
August 5, 2014 | by Jill Sakai As the mid-August downtown leases turn over, overflowing dumpsters and buried curbs contain many items that can be reused or recycled. August 5, 2014 | by Jill Sakai As the mid-August downtown leases turn over, overflowing dumpsters and buried curbs contain many items that can be reused or …
A team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified the genes and enzymes that create a promising compound — the 19 carbon furan-containing fatty acid (19Fu-FA). The compound has a variety of potential uses as a biological alternative for compounds currently derived from fossil fuels.
July 29, 2014 | By Sarah Olson and Katie Herrmann Temperatures exceeding 90 degrees Fahrenheit do not keep the sustainability Badger Volunteers out of the native plant gardens at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center in Monona. July 29, 2014 | By Sarah Olson and Katie Herrmann Temperatures exceeding 90 degrees Fahrenheit do not keep the …
July 22, 2014 | By Sarah Olson Interns from the Office of Sustainability and WE CONSERVE have seen trash and treasure at eight of 15 academic buildings scheduled for trash audits this summer. July 22, 2014 | By Sarah Olson Interns from the Office of Sustainability and WE CONSERVE have seen trash and treasure at eight of 15 academic buildings scheduled …