AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAgricultural Research: Wisconsin is offering $1 million in grants for farmer-led studies to optimize nitrogen use, with applications due Jan. 15. UW-Madison specialists also urge farms to organize and protect growing stores of digital production data. Space Science: UW physicist Francis Halzen and colleagues’ work on the IceCube neutrino observatory has earned the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics, spotlighting Wisconsin’s role in exploring the cosmos. Forensic Science: Milwaukee County has opened a $245 million facility bringing crime labs and the medical examiner together. Energy and Data Centers: We Energies plans a 750-megawatt natural-gas plant in the Fox Valley as utilities respond to rising electricity demand, including from data centers. Environmental Innovation: UW-Madison forest ecologist Zuzana Buřivalová won UCLA’s Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award for using forest sounds to track biodiversity. Clean Water: Milwaukee startup Rapid Radicals is preparing its container-based wastewater treatment system for market, aiming to speed treatment and reduce hauling costs.
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