University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Why Business Leaders Return to the B-HIVE 3 Years in a Row

Marking 3 years since the B-HIVE began, this group of WI business leaders and UW Madison staff and faculty gathered for their spring meeting hosted by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation at the Black Business Hub in Madison. The B-HIVE is facilitated by UW-Madison’s Office of Business Engagement and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. …

Satellite data assistance to the American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society is working with Professor Tracey Holloway to apply NASA satellite data to U.S. air quality and health assessment. The objective of this project activity is to preprocess satellite-derived PM2.5 data on several spatial and temporal scales, and create visualizations, to connect satellite-based data to community air pollution exposures.

Data Center Research Meetings Build Public Private Collaboration

UW–Madison’s Nelson Institute Enterprise convened faculty for a recent “Advancing Data Center Sustainability” research forum, featuring presentations from 14 interdisciplinary projects addressing energy, water, ecosystems, and community impacts of data center development. The event highlighted the breadth of UW–Madison expertise and its role in providing independent research to inform public and industry decision-making. Building on …

Leading WI Companies Dig in on Sustainability Opportunities

The 5th meeting of the Business Hub for Innovation & Environment (B-HIVE), brought leading WI companies to the UW-Madison campus for a day of problem solving and discussion. Companies included Procter & Gamble, Trek, SC Johnson, Epic, and Oshkosh, among others, joining faculty and staff from all schools and colleges across the UW-Madison campus. These …