Category: Milestones
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Posted on May 23, 2016
In memoriam: Laverne Forest, emeritus professor with Continuing and Vocational Education
Laverne Forest, an emeritus faculty member in CALS, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Forest grew up on a small […]
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Posted on April 10, 2016
Daniel Kleinman named senior associate dean of the Grad School
Daniel Kleinman, professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology, has been named senior associate dean of the Graduate School. His responsibilities include oversight […]
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Posted on February 25, 2016
New faculty profile: Lucia Gutierrez specializes in cereal crops breeding and quantitative genetics
Lucia Gutierrez joined the faculty in the Department of Agronomy as an assistant professor in August 2015. Briefly describe your career path—up to this point. […]
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Posted on February 21, 2016
New faculty profile: Thea Whitman studies soil biogeochemistry
Thea Whitman joined the faculty in the Department of Soil Science as an assistant professor in January. Briefly describe your career path—up to this point. […]
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Posted on January 18, 2016
Save the date: Barry Ganetzky’s retirement celebration – Jan. 28
Members of the CALS community are invited to join the Department of Genetics for a celebration of Barry Ganetzky’s 37 years of service at a retirement […]
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Posted on January 11, 2016
Recent retirements
Below are the names and academic units of CALS employees who retired in the fourth quarter of 2015: Mara McDonald, Department of Genetics Steven Trace, Arlington […]
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Posted on December 11, 2015
New faculty profile: Valentin Picasso Risso studies sustainable forage and grazing systems
Valentin Picasso Risso joined the faculty in the Department of Agronomy as an assistant professor in August. Briefly describe your career path—up to this point. I […]
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Posted on October 28, 2015
New faculty profile: Neil Stenhouse explores impact of science communication on political behavior
Neil Stenhouse joined the faculty in the Department of Life Sciences Communication as an assistant professor this August. Briefly describe your career path—up to this […]
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Posted on October 8, 2015
Jerry Yin named director of China Initiative
Jerry C.P. Yin, professor in the Departments of Genetics and Neurology, has been named as the new faculty director of the Wisconsin China Initiative (WCI) […]
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Posted on October 5, 2015
In memoriam: Poultry scientist Milton Sunde
Emeritus professor of animal science Milton Lester Sunde died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, after a long and prosperous life. Born in South Dakota in […]