Category: People and Departments
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Posted on October 7, 2019
WEI Forward in Energy Forum with Gregg Sanford, Thea Whitman: Can plants fix our carbon problems? – Oct. 9
While the burning of fossil fuels for energy is the leading contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, land-use impacts such as agriculture and deforestation are […]
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Reminder: CALS portrait session set for Oct. 11
CALS External Relations will hold its next studio portrait session on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. in Room 38 (lower level) of Agricultural Hall. […]
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Go Big Read keynote event: Deborah Blum to discuss The Poison Squad – Oct. 15
Join Go Big Read for a special keynote event with Deborah Blum, the author of the 2019-2020 selection, The Poison Squad. Author talk will be […]
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USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue toured CALS plant breeding facilities
On Oct. 1, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue visited campus to tour the CALS plant breeding facilities and visit the USDA-ARS Cereal Crops Research Unit. Joined […]
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CALS Wellness Committee lunch and learn: Spices and foods that benefit health – Oct. 15
The CALS community is invited to attend a lunch and learn featuring David Kiefer, MD on the topic “Food as Medicine: An overview of spices […]
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Bockheim Distinguished Lecture: Rebecca Lybrand on bioweathering of minerals at the microscale – Oct. 16
The Department of Soil Science welcomes Dr. Rebecca Lybrand, Assistant Professor, Crop & Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, as the Bockheim Distinguished Lectureship speaker. […]
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Video: Hemp harvest at Arlington Agricultural Research Station
CALS researchers recently conducted their first hemp harvest at Arlington Agricultural Research Station. Video footage by Jeff Nelson in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering.
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Make plans to participate in Wisconsin Science Festival – Oct. 17-20
Celebrate science throughout Wisconsin! Explore the importance of water in your community, take part in a statewide citizen science project and enjoy the wonder and […]
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Reminder: Register for UW Diversity Forum – Nov. 5-6
Registration is open for the 2019 UW–Madison Diversity Forum, the university’s annual two-day conference-style event. This year’s Diversity Forum, “Building Bridges to a Better Future: Opportunities […]
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Posted on October 4, 2019
New faculty profile: Sarah Rios focuses on environmental justice, health, and race
Sarah M. Rios joined the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology as an assistant professor in August 2019. Where did you grow up? I grew […]