Category: Around CALS
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Posted on June 19, 2020
Facing supply chain challenges, UW–Madison meat science program partners with Vita Plus to distribute surplus pork to food pantries
When the coronavirus pandemic started disrupting the nation’s meat supply chains this spring, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s swine program soon found itself among the affected […]
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Posted on June 15, 2020
Video: Supporting one another, a message from the Equity and Diversity Committee
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences’ Equity and Diversity Committee offers a message of support and a list of a variety of resources available […]
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Posted on June 8, 2020
Plant pathology’s Solís-Lemus: “Everything is rooted in math”
Claudia Solís-Lemus MA’13, PhD’15 had not taken a biology class since high school. She was earning her PhD in statistics and always thought she would […]
- Posted on June 1, 2020
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Posted on May 26, 2020
Two photos from CALS community among Cool Science Images winners
Transgenic hemp and leaf-cutter ants sniffing out each other’s pheromone thumbprint are among the winners in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s 10th Cool Science Image Contest.
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Posted on May 18, 2020
These Insects Help Us. How Can We Help Them?
Entomology professor Claudio Gratton studies how the ecology of mixed agricultural landscapes supports insects that provide the useful services of pollination and pest control, including […]
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Posted on May 11, 2020
Soil art project encouraged students to get outside, away from screens
Soil science professor Nick Balster wasn’t enthusiastic about the mid-semester shift to online instruction this past spring semester. He knew he would miss the in-person […]
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Posted on May 4, 2020
Celebration plans for spring 2020 CALS graduates
On May 9, a new group of UW–Madison students will officially graduate and join the Badger alumni community. Following the state’s Safer At Home guidelines, […]
- Posted on April 24, 2020
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Posted on April 17, 2020
Biochemist develops COVID-19 coloring book
Are your children tired of coloring bunnies, flowers, or comic characters? Are you seeking a diversion with a scientific bent? Now is your chance to […]