On Tim Baye’s list of Wisconsin biomass-based products, lipstick looms larger than ethanol. “One of the most attractive markets this year is a paraffin derivative […]

In just nine weeks this past summer, senior Katie Kennedy tackled an important food safety research project, one that may change the way some large […]

Marcin Filutowicz stumbled upon a potentially powerful biotherapy—using amoebas that feast on antibiotic-resistant bacteria to cure such ills as staph infections and diabetic ulcers.

When Corbett Grainger wanted to teach Vietnamese students the basics of environmental economics, he had no problem getting them motivated. He just talked about the […]

Tim Donohue has spent the last four years building a pipeline—but not the kind that springs to mind when we think of fuel. The professor […]

How do we get biomass from the land while preserving–or even benefiting–its living communities?

Scientists have proven that the fungus Geomyces destructans causes white-nose syndrome, a fast-spreading and highly lethal disease of bats. Research published today (Wednesday, Oct. 26) […]

Kathryn VandenBosch, professor of plant biology at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, has been selected as the new dean of the College of […]

Squinting into wind-blown trees and bushes is for the birds, especially if it’s the birds you’re looking for. “You have to listen. There’s no way […]

Corn split off from its closest relative teosinte, a wild Mexican grass, about 10,000 years ago thanks to the breeding efforts of early Mexican farmers. […]