Category: Around CALS
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Posted on November 9, 2020
Carnivores living near people feast on human food, threatening ecosystems
Ecologists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found that carnivores living near people can get more than half of their diets from human food sources, […]
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Posted on November 2, 2020
Celebrate the new Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery building on Nov. 6
Members of the UW–Madison community are invited to join CALS in celebrating the completion of the new Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery (MSABD) building […]
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Posted on October 26, 2020
Farmers and researchers come together to form new group, Grassland 2.0, to grow grassland agriculture
Bert Paris loves farming. After nearly 30 years of operating his dairy farm near Belleville, Wisconsin, Bert is in the process of passing on his […]
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Posted on October 19, 2020
Check your inbox for the CALS climate survey
The CALS climate survey of employees and graduate students is underway. The survey is one part of an ongoing effort for the college to assess […]
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Posted on October 12, 2020
Project to develop new potato varieties will benefit breeders, growers and consumers
Potatoes are a widely-loved vegetable. Baked, mashed, fried or chipped, they are a tasty treat. But they aren’t perfect. Potatoes present a big challenge for […]
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Posted on October 5, 2020
Ag Hall Wisconsin Regional Art Program virtual exhibit
Since 2009, the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) has selected art from the Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) to display in Ag Hall’s […]
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Posted on September 28, 2020
F.H. King group provides students, local community with fresh produce despite pandemic
On Sundays afternoons on the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s East Campus Mall, you can find a group of students standing by a table loaded with vegetables: […]
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Posted on September 21, 2020
New national imaging center has potential to transform medicine
A national research initiative announced today will place the University of Wisconsin–Madison at the forefront of a revolution in imaging fostered by cryo-electron microscopy and […]
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Posted on September 14, 2020
Understanding how birds respond to extreme weather can inform conservation efforts
When it comes to climate change, University of Wisconsin–Madison forest and wildlife ecology Professor Ben Zuckerberg says birds are the proverbial canary in the coal […]
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Posted on September 8, 2020
Photos: Cows return to Dairy Cattle Center
The cows returned to UW’s Dairy Cattle Center on Sept. 1, five months after they were removed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Without students on […]