News about or of interest to CALS faculty and staff …

Madison: Urban perks and small-town charm
Chicago Tribune (2/24/08)
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Store

Is nanotechnology playing God? New study shows most Americans think it’s morally wrong
Greater Milwaukee Today (2/23/08)
Quoted: Dietram Scheufele, Life Sciences Communications

‘An opportunity to just dive into the research world’
Wisconsin State Journal (2/24/08)
Quoted: Karl Nichols, Biochemistry
Mentioned: Brian Fox, Biochemistry

Religion casts nanotechnology as immoral in U.S.
The Capital Times (2/26/08)
Quoted: Dietram Scheufele, Life Sciences Communications

FOR PROFESSOR, PRESERVING LEOPOLD’S RILEY IS PERSONAL
CALS News via UW-Madison University Communications News Release (2/26/08)
Quoted: Janet Silbernagel, Landscape Architecture

BIOCHEMIST KIMBLE ELECTED NATIONAL ACADEMY COUNCILOR
UW-Madison University Communications News Release (2/27/08)
Mentioned: Judith Kimble, Biochemistry

UW’s Bucky’s Bargain Butchery: ‘Really good meat’
Wisconsin State Journal (2/27/08)
Quoted: Kurt Vogel, Animal Science (Graduate Research Assistant)

WISCONSIN READS LEOPOLD WEEKEND
The Capital Times (2/27/08)
Mentioned: Stanley Temple, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Topics of Interest

Stem Cell Researcher Accepts Position at Institutes For Discovery
Channel 3000 (2/26/08)
Quoted: James Thomson, School of Medicine and Public Health
Quoted: Carl Gulbrandsen, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Pinstripes amid the ivy: Could a business leader run UW-Madison?
Wisconsin Technology Council (2/26/08)

UW student awarded $20,000 entrepreneurial research grant
The Daily Cardinal (2/27/08)

EARLIER PLANTINGS UNDERLIE YIELD GAINS IN NORTHERN CORN BELT
UW-Madison University Communications News Release (2/27/08)
Quoted: Chris Kucharik, Nelson Institute

Sessions teach nutrient management, soil fertility
The Country Today (2/27/08)
Mentioned: Donald Genrich, UW Cooperative Extension
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GILSON EVENT HIGHLIGHTS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN CLINICAL TRIALS
UW-Madison University Communications News Release (2/28/08)
Mentioned: Paul DeLuca, School of Medicine and Public Health, Associate Dean

WARF stem cell patent claim upheld by patent office
The Capital Times (2/28/08)
Quoted: Carl Gulbrandsen, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation