Category: Milestones
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Posted on May 7, 2012
New faculty profile: Aaron Hoskins
Aaron Hoskins joined the faculty of the Department of Biochemistry last summer. Please describe your career path. I was born and raised in rural central […]
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Posted on April 9, 2012
In memoriam: Jim Kuntz
James E. Kuntz, Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology and Forestry, passed away April 4, 2012, at Oakwood Village-West in Madison, Wis. A memorial service will […]
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In memoriam: Josh Posner
Joshua Lowe Posner, professor of agronomy at the University of Wisconsin and an international agricultural expert, died in his home April 3, 2012, of Hodgkin’s […]
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Posted on March 19, 2012
Ben Miller will oversee external relations at Wisconsin Energy Institute
Benjamin Miller has been chosen as associate director for external relations for the Wisconsin Energy Institute. Miller is a former CALS associate dean for external […]
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Posted on March 5, 2012
In memoriam: Jerry McGee, former CALS news service manager
Jerry McGee, ardent baseball fan and former teacher who headed the CALS news service in the department formerly known as agricultural journalism, passed away on […]
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Posted on February 20, 2012
After eight years as arboretum director, Kevin McSweeney returns to teaching and research
CALS soil scientist Kevin McSweeney, who has directed the university’s internationally famous Arboretum since 2004, announced this week that he is relinquishing that administrative post […]
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Posted on February 10, 2012
Mike Bertram named superintendent of the Arlington research station
The UW-Madison’s largest agricultural research facility is under new management. Mike Bertram, who for the past three years has overseen operations at the Marshfield Agricultural […]
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Posted on January 9, 2012
In Memoriam: James Crow
The University of Wisconsin-Madison community is mourning the loss of a legend: James F. Crow, professor emeritus of genetics, who passed away peacefully at his […]
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Posted on January 3, 2012
Bruce Jones named director of Renk Agribusiness Institute
Agricultural economist Bruce Jones has been named director of the UW-Madison’s Renk Agribusiness Institute, effective January 3. The Renk Institute coordinates agribusiness teaching, research and […]
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Posted on December 5, 2011
In memoriam: Molecular biologist Masayasu Nomura
Masayasu Nomura, a molecular biologist and professor emeritus of genetics at UW-Madison, who studied the structure that forms proteins inside cells here between 1963 and […]