Companies often grapple with creating more sustainable and environmentally friendly products while also staying profitable. A team of researchers at UW-Madison and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) have responded. In new research published in Energy and Environmental Science, they describe an efficient and economically feasible process for producing HMF — 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, a versatile plant-derived chemical considered crucial for building a renewable economy.
Building on UW-Madison's current data initiatives, this expansion of the American Family Insurance partnership establishes a formal institute on campus fostering growth in data science, supporting work in artificial intelligence, genetics, drug development, material science, and business.
A new "Innovation Hub" at UW Health and UW School of Medicine and Public Health led by Thomas "Rock" Mackie aims to unlock potential ideas and projects and channel them to industry-leading results.
In a win-win situation, UW–Madison engineering students can gain real-world experience in a one-of-a-kind facility and Rockwell can help build the technical skills of the next generation of engineers.