Category: Around CALS
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Posted on January 25, 2021
As milkweed goes, so goes the monarch
It’s a sweltering August day in 2019. The sun gilds the flowering prairies of southern Wisconsin. Entomology graduate student Skye Harnsberger and her research team park their pickup […]
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Posted on January 19, 2021
The hype, the hope, and the reality of hemp
In late 2018, Ralph and Beth Aschenbrenner started hearing a lot of good things about growing industrial hemp. Hemp is an incredibly versatile plant, known for its strong fiber […]
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Posted on January 11, 2021
Let food be your medicine: Lai lab strives to improve the lives of people with cystic fibrosis
Medical student Alice Huang was dutifully taking notes during a lecture at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine when she snapped to attention. There on the […]
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Posted on January 4, 2021
2020 CALS Year in Review
At the conclusion of each year, CALS takes a moment to look back and reflect on the accomplishments of our community. It feels different to […]
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Posted on December 21, 2020
Currie Lab nasal microbiome project supported by SMPH coronavirus research grant
Cameron Currie, PhD, regularly poses questions to students in “Diversity, Ecology and Evolution of Microbes,” the yearly class he teaches at University of Wisconsin-Madison. When the […]
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Posted on December 14, 2020
UW–Madison’s Farm and Industry Short Course announces tuition guarantee for students with family income below $60,000
Training future farmers on the latest science-based management and production techniques is at the core of the College of Agricultural and Life Science’s mission. Since […]
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Posted on December 7, 2020
Virtual celebration of winter graduates begins this week
On Dec. 13, 2020 a new group of UW–Madison students will officially graduate and join the Badger alumni community. Following public health guidelines, the university […]
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Posted on November 30, 2020
Genetic Reflections: A Coloring Book offers fun way to engage with science
Members of the UW–Madison community may remember the art installation “Genetic Reflections,” which was installed in campus’ Biotechnology Center in spring of 2018. The installation […]
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Posted on November 23, 2020
CALS launches new global health major
2020 has been a time of expanded visibility of—and appreciation for—global public health efforts, a year when people have been paying attention to the complex […]
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Posted on November 16, 2020
Of mutant wranglers and slime whisperers
It’s a decades-long story — the quest to understand how certain plants form a fertilization partnership with bacteria. If harnessed correctly in cereal crops, this […]