Category: Around CALS
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Posted on June 25, 2018
Wisconsin researchers release new app to study what makes ticks ‘tick’
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a new smartphone app to help them understand where ticks are active and how people expose themselves […]
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Posted on June 18, 2018
UW–Madison bids farewell to humble but storied Science House
The house at 1645 Linden Drive is unassuming. White paint has worn away from its aged wood siding, and ivy has overgrown its nameplate. After […]
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Posted on June 11, 2018
Fine-tuning a new crop that saves soil, produces grain and forage for cows
On a splendid May day, Valentin Picasso is visiting tests of a crop called kernza at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station north of Madison. As […]
- Posted on June 4, 2018
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Posted on May 29, 2018
Study bolsters bats’ reputation as mosquito devourers
It’s a common assumption: Bats are important because they feast upon those pervasive warm-weather pests known as mosquitoes. You want to see bats flying above, […]
- Posted on May 21, 2018
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Posted on May 14, 2018
CWD prions discovered in soil near Wisconsin mineral licks for the first time
New research out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison has, for the first time, detected prions responsible for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples taken from […]
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Posted on May 7, 2018
Bird observing course an experience in finding passion for nature
The students were thrilled that, for the first time all semester, they could conduct their lab outing without huddling under winter coats. Though it was […]
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Posted on April 30, 2018
Horticulture Club’s Spring Plant Sale this Friday
Come out and support the UW–Madison Horticulture Club at their annual Spring Plant Sale on Friday, May 4 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Allen […]
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Posted on April 23, 2018
Bacteriology fields Cool Science Image Contest winner
Caitlin Carlson, a research specialist in Bacteriology, was one of 10 UW–Madison faculty, staff and students to have been named winners of the 2018 Cool […]