Category: Around CALS
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Posted on December 5, 2016
APL report explores how and where Trump won Wisconsin in 2016
A recent UW-Madison Applied Population Lab report explores the geographic and social patterns of the recent presidential election in Wisconsin and how things compare to the 2012 […]
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Posted on November 25, 2016
UW scientists, students give a boost to science education in local schools
Genetics professor Audrey Gasch loves questions. It’s her job as a scientist to ask questions and then go seek answers. But it’s also her passion […]
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Posted on November 21, 2016
Barb Ingham shares turkey tips, including how to cook a bird from frozen
If you’re in charge of cooking a turkey this year, check out this cooking advice from CALS/UW-Extension food safety expert Barb Ingham. It includes instructions […]
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Posted on November 14, 2016
Ag Hall exhibition features state’s developing artists
For the eighth year in a row, Ag Hall is hosting a selection of art from the Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP). The program, founded […]
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Posted on November 7, 2016
Green Therapy: Redesigning landscapes to heal body and soul – drawing on CALS expertise
The teens in the rehab program can’t have drugs, so they use the waterfall instead. That’s how Lily Mank BSLA’15 explains the fact that when […]
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Posted on October 31, 2016
Beyond genes: Protein atlas scores nitrogen fixing duet
Of the many elusive grails of agricultural biotechnology, the ability to confer nitrogen fixation into non-leguminous plants such as cereals ranks near the very top. […]
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Posted on October 24, 2016
Forest ecology class uses Buckthorn Baggies to eliminate troublesome trees
Buckthorn is a troublesome, invasive tree that forms dense thickets and crowds other plants. When it’s cut down, it springs back and sends out many offshoots. […]
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Posted on October 17, 2016
Ham salting ceremony launches construction of new Meat Science Building
On Friday, the meat science program eschewed traditional hard hats and shovels in favor of hair nets and food safe gloves to celebrate the launch […]
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Posted on October 10, 2016
Continuing a legacy: Vitamin D research in the 21st century
The legacy of vitamin D research in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison runs deep — almost as deep as the vitamin’s […]
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Posted on October 3, 2016
Natural leader: LSC student Sarah Krier develops “Little Aldos” program for kids
Growing up, Sarah Krier was fascinated by the outdoors. On a typical day she would be outside exploring, picking up bugs, and returning home muddy. […]