Category: Milestones
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Posted on February 13, 2020
New faculty profile: Wei Guo studies muscle biology and animal biologics
Wei Guo joined the UW–Madison faculty in January 2020 as an assistant professor in the Department of Animal Sciences. Where did you grow up? I […]
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Posted on February 6, 2020
WALSAA Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors
The Wisconsin Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni Association (WALSAA) is pleased to announce Helen Holtz and Kay Maas as the newest members of the WALSAA […]
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Posted on February 4, 2020
Department of Soil Science graduates its 500th Ph.D. student
The Department of Soil Science recently graduated its 500th Ph.D. student, a milestone that is likely unmatched by any other soil department in the world. […]
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Posted on January 27, 2020
John Exo appointed CALS and Extension Water Quality Programs Coordinator
Governor Tony Evers declared 2019 the Year of Clean Drinking Water. This is just one example of the many recent initiatives focused on water, and […]
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Posted on January 23, 2020
Maria Woldt hired as Dairy Innovation Hub program manager
Maria Woldt was recently hired as the program manager for the Dairy Innovation Hub. In this role, she will be assisting Faculty Director Heather White […]
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Posted on January 10, 2020
Recent retirements
Best wishes to colleagues who retired from CALS in the fourth quarter of 2019: Bradley Jeglum, Food Science Daniel Schaefer, Animal Sciences Suzanne Shoff, Nutritional […]
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Posted on November 26, 2019
New faculty profile: Michael Xenos focuses on effects of new media on political engagement and public deliberation
Michael Xenos joined the Department of Life Sciences Communication as a professor in August 2019. He has been a UW–Madison faculty member since 2005, when […]
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Posted on November 13, 2019
New faculty profile: Donna Werling explores genes associated with autism
Donna Werling joined the UW–Madison faculty in October 2019 as an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics. What is your hometown? Where did you […]
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Posted on October 23, 2019
New faculty profile: Zuzana Burivalova focuses on biodiversity conservation in tropical forests
Zuzana Burivalova joined the UW–Madison faculty in August 2019 as an assistant professor with the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology and with the Nelson […]
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Nick Genovese hired as CALS safety coordinator
Nick Genovese was recently hired as the new safety coordinator for CALS. In this role, he will be assisting the departments and agricultural research stations […]