Category: Around CALS
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Posted on February 4, 2019
Microbes hitched to insects provide a rich source of new antibiotics
Medicine was transformed in the 20th century by the discovery and development of antibiotics, the vast majority of which came from one source: soil bacteria. […]
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Posted on January 25, 2019
Monica White explores agricultural resistance, Black freedom movement in new Freedom Farmers book
Growing up in the city of Detroit, Monica White, assistant professor of environmental justice in the Nelson Institute and assistant professor of community and environmental sociology in CALS, can […]
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Posted on January 21, 2019
Controlled burn: Exploring questions of soil, carbon and biochar that may determine the trajectory of climate change
In a small utility room in UW–Madison’s Animal Science Building, the world’s smallest and most precise forest fire is burning. The fuel today: 100 grams […]
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Posted on January 14, 2019
The muscle demystifier: Exploring human muscles and better treatments for muscle-wasting diseases
As a wrestler at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, Adam Kuchnia lost a lot of pounds so he could compete in a particular weight class. […]
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Posted on January 7, 2019
CALS researcher offers hands-on training at Gamou Farms
A native of Mali, Thierno Diallo takes great pride in his Fulani heritage. The West African ethnic group is well known for its tradition of […]
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Posted on January 2, 2019
Climate change in microcosm: How animals in Sandhill Wildlife Area deal with an environment in flux
Jon Pauli is perched in the passenger seat of a mud-spattered Ford F-250. His ceramic mug brims with coffee as graduate student Evan Wilson guides the truck, loaded […]
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Posted on December 17, 2018
2018: CALS Year in Review
The end of the year is a great time to look back and reflect on the accomplishments of the CALS community. Here are some of […]
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Posted on December 10, 2018
Plant pathologists develop soybean plant that staves off stem rot and defies drought
If there’s anything that could be called the archenemy of Midwestern soybean producers, it just might be Sclerotinia stem rot. Once thought of as only […]
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Posted on December 3, 2018
Craft cider’s comeback: Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems partners with local makers to support the state’s burgeoning cider industry
A lot of cider apple trees — the kind that produce fruit for hard apple cider — aren’t easy to come by. Most of them […]
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Posted on November 21, 2018
Food science department celebrates fall with Native foods event
On Nov. 15, the Department of Food Science hosted its first annual Fall Fest event. Students, staff and faculty from throughout Babcock Hall—including the Babcock […]