Category: Around CALS
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Posted on November 3, 2025
Four individuals recognized at CALS Honorary Recognition
On Thursday, October 30, CALS celebrated four friends of the college at the annual Honorary Recognition Banquet and Ceremony. This year’s honorees, pictured above with […]
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Posted on October 27, 2025
Economic analysis finds that the Clean Water Act improved water quality and promoted population growth – without breaking budgets
The village of Walton, New York, faced a daunting task in 1972: It had to build a $5.8 million wastewater treatment plant with an annual […]
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Posted on October 20, 2025
With child safety in mind, scientists in community and environmental sociology explore support gaps for farmers’ childcare needs
When you search Google for “family farms,” the dominant images served up show parents and their young children in bucolic agricultural settings, often walking together […]
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Posted on October 13, 2025
Hancock ARS hosts local groups, part of “passion project” to connect with non-ag community members
On a lovely sunny day in mid-August, Hancock Agricultural Research Station hosted a group of 20+ visitors from Diverse Options, a Ripon-based non-profit organization that […]
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Posted on October 6, 2025
CALS scientists further the legacy of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 100 years after its founding
Hector DeLuca left his mark on the UW–Madison campus — literally. The professor emerit and former chair of biochemistry has three buildings that bear his name, […]
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Posted on September 29, 2025
Growing the future: UW-Madison’s research stations help Wisconsin farmers stay on agriculture’s leading edge
Rodrigo Werle wonders if anybody is ever happy to see him. He is, after all, a weed scientist specializing in the most unwelcome guests that […]
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Posted on September 22, 2025
Journals that informed Aldo Leopold’s ‘A Sand County Almanac’ are now more accessible
It’s a rare opportunity for the public to glimpse the original, handwritten notes and journals of an influential environmentalist, let alone one as renowned as Aldo […]
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Posted on September 15, 2025
WAA hosts “Made at the UW: Dairy Sciences” event showcasing UW–Madison’s research and innovation
This summer, the Wisconsin Alumni Association hosted “Made at the UW: Dairy Sciences,” an immersive event showcasing UW–Madison’s world-class dairy research and innovation. Participants explored […]
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Posted on September 8, 2025
CALS welcomes incoming students at New Student Welcome and Orientation
On Tuesday, September 2, CALS welcomed incoming students at New Student Welcome and Orientation. First-year and transfer students heard from CALS Dean Glenda Gillaspy and […]
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Posted on September 2, 2025
CALS helps welcome new students at Bakke Block Party
On Friday, August 29, CALS joined University Recreation and Wellbeing at the Bakke Block Party. It was a bit rainy, but the Department of Animal […]