News about or of interest to CALS faculty and staff

O Brasil vai entrar nessa?
Epoca (Brazil) 6/25/07
Quoted: Gabriela Cezar, Animal Science

Study Finds Dairy Farming A Satisfying Profession: On Farms Big and Small
Wisconline (by Bob Mitchell—CALS Communication) 10/17/07
Quoted: Michael Bell, Rural Sociology
Quoted: Sarah Lloyd, Rural Sociology, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (Research Assistant)

UW microbiologists have a new home
Wisconsin State Journal (10/25/07)
Quoted: Glenn Chambliss, Bacteriology (Chair)
Quoted: Rod Welch, Medical Microbiology (Chair)

UW-Madison, tribal school hit deal
Wisconsin State Journal (10/27/07)
Quoted: Patrick Farrell, UW-Madison Provost
Mentioned: CALS

Spider Sense: Get To Know These Buggers and You’ll Learn There’s Little To Fear
The Wisconsin State Journal (10/28/07)
Mentioned: Department of Entomology

Menominee Nation signs new transfer agreement
The Badger Herald (10/30/07)
Quoted: Patrick Farrell, UW-Madison Provost
Mentioned: CALS

There’s A Trick To Making Candy Corn Treats
The Capital Times (10/30/07)
By: Richard Hartel, Food Science

Two UW research scientists honored
Wisconsin State Journal (10/31/07)
Quoted: Ahna Skop, Genetics
Quoted: Sterling Johnson, School of Medicine and Public Health

Wildfires turning northern forests into carbon-dioxide sources
CBC News (Canada) (10/31/07)
Quoted: S. Tom Gower, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Map may show proof of global warming
Appleton Post Crescent (10/31/07)
Quoted: Phil Pellitteri, Entomology

The Science of Candy
WKOW Channel 27 News (11/1/07)
Quoted: Richard Hartel, Food Science

Wildfire Drives Carbon Levels In Northern Forests
UW-Madison University Communications (10/31/07)
Quoted: S. Tom Gower, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

UW Madison and tribal college reach full student transfer deal
The Daily Cardinal (11/1/07)
Quoted: Patrick Farrell, UW-Madison Provost
Mentioned: CALS

Two Young Researchers Win White House Science Award
UW-Madison University Communications (11/1/01)
Mentioned: Ahna Skop, Genetics

Beginning Scientists Receive Presidential Awards
National Science Foundation Press Release (11/1/07)
Quoted: Ahna Skop, Genetics

Two UW faculty members win presidential science awards
The Daily Cardinal (11/2/07)
Quoted: Irwin Goldman, CALS Associate Dean, Horticulture, Professor
Mentioned: Ahna Skop, Genetics

TOPICS OF INTEREST
Flu lab nears completion
Wisconsin State Journal (10/29/07)
Quoted: Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Veterinary Medicine

Developing Countries Poised to Lead the Biofuel Market
Wired Blog Network (10/29/07)
Quoted: Matt Johnston, Tracey Holloway, Nelson Institute

Halloween candy not bad in small doses
Wisconsin Radio Network (10/29/07)
Quoted: Donna Weihofen, UW Hospitals

Lift the moratorium on new nuclear plants
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/29/07)
By: Michael Corradini, Engineering Physics, Chair

Lake Superior called ‘early victim of climate change’
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune (10/30/07)
Quoted: John Magnuson, Zoology

Breast milk helps lungs but not if mom has asthma
Reuters (India) (11/1/07)
Quoted: Theresa Guilbert, School of Medicine and Public Health

Some teen smokers shrug off tax hike
Wisconsin State Journal (11/1/07)
Quoted: Michael Fiore, Timothy Baker, School of Medicine and Public Health