Category: Around CALS
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Posted on August 26, 2024
CALS announces 2024 Honorary Recognition awardees
The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) is proud to announce the selections for its 2024 Honorary Recognition and Distinguished Alumni […]
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Posted on August 19, 2024
Project Pawpaw: Biologist hopes to make highly beneficial fruit more widely available
Adam D’Angelo MS’23 was 10 years old when his older brother took him to visit a research orchard at Cornell University and pointed out a tree […]
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Posted on August 12, 2024
Wolves reintroduced to Isle Royale temporarily affect other carnivores, humans have influence as well
In a rare opportunity to study carnivores before and after wolves were reintroduced to their ranges, researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison found that the […]
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Posted on August 5, 2024
Most humans can’t multitask to save their lives. But these microbes can.
CALS scientists have engineered bacteria to make two valuable products from plant fiber, which could improve biofuel economics and help slow climate change.
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Posted on July 29, 2024
Graduate student Maggie Becher researches the squeakiness of cheese
Sound is a very important sensory experience when eating different food products. Think about the crispiness of potato chips — you can clearly tell by […]
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Posted on July 22, 2024
UW–Madison, Tribal partners launch collaborative effort to support Native American foodways in Great Lakes region
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers and a group of Tribal partners are launching a new project to support Native American food traditions and food sovereignty for […]
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Posted on July 15, 2024
The seeds of innovation: Julie Dawson lends expertise to USDA recommendations on competition in the seed industry
As an associate professor and extension specialist in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, Julie Dawson studies plant genetics and breeding as well as organic agriculture. […]
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Posted on July 8, 2024
Bringing delight by investigating a no-melt ice cream
On a hot summer day, nothing hits the spot quite like ice cream, especially here in the Dairy State. But while a frozen treat can […]
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Posted on June 18, 2024
CALS offers new major in agroecology
UW’s Board of Regents recently approved a new undergraduate major in agroecology to be offered by CALS. The major, which students can declare starting in […]
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Posted on June 17, 2024
USDA, University of Wisconsin–Madison break ground on new dairy research facility
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on […]