Month: July 2015
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Posted on July 31, 2015
UW study shows how a kernel got naked and corn became king
Ten thousand years ago, a golden grain got naked, brought people together and grew to become one of the top agricultural commodities on the planet. […]
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CALS in the News for the Week of July 27 – 31, 2015
News Scientists find the single letter in corn’s DNA that spurred its evolution The Washington Post, 7/28/2015 Quoted: John Doebley, Genetics A Renaissance painting reveals […]
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Posted on July 30, 2015
CALS seeks Thanksgiving-themed art made of bacteria
Do you have access to safe, colorful bacteria in your lab? Do you and your lab mates like to get creative? Then consider putting together a […]
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Agronomy and Soils Field Day set for Aug. 19
The 2015 Agronomy/Soils Field Day highlights University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension research on emerging technologies and relevant crop production issues. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. […]
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29th Annual Raper Symposium set for Sept. 1
Registration is open for the 29th Annual Raper Symposium, which will be held on Tuesday, September 1st in the Ebling Symposium Center in the Microbial Sciences Building. […]
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Tax-Sheltered Annuity 403(b) events offered in August and September
Are you on track saving for your future? Take advantage of these free events. The UW Tax-Sheltered Annuity 403(b) Program is your supplemental retirement savings […]
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Wednesday Nite @ the Lab this week: Susan Paskewitz on tick-borne disease
This week’s Wednesday Nite @ the Lab will feature Susan Paskewitz, professor of entomology. Come by at 7 p.m. for “New Tricks for Old Ticks: Tick-borne […]
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Posted on July 29, 2015
The Quality of Life grants program
The Quality of Life grants program, created by the late Dana Reeve, strives to empower individuals with disabilities and their families by providing grants to […]
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NIFA Webinar Aug. 6: the 2014 farm bill commodity boards provision
NIFA partners and stakeholders are invited to an informational webinar, Aug. 6, at 2:30 p.m. (EDT), to learn about NIFA’s process for implementing the 2014 […]
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Posted on July 28, 2015
VCRGE book subvention for scholarly monographs
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education announces a three-year experimental competition (through AY 2017–2018) to provide publishing subventions for probationary […]