Category: Around CALS
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Posted on November 14, 2011
In memoriam: Har Gobind Khorana
Pioneering biochemist received the Nobel prize for work done at UW-Madison
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Posted on November 3, 2011
Video: Middle-schoolers explore research in CALS biochem lab
This video shows how Project CRYSTAL provides an opportunity for motivated middle school students to explore research science through real graduate-level research projects. The teaching […]
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Posted on October 27, 2011
Retired ag scientists glean UW crops for food pantries
Researchers harvest data. “Geezer Gleaners” take care of the rest.
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Posted on October 24, 2011
Plant biologist Kathryn VandenBosch named new CALS dean
Kathryn VandenBosch, professor of plant biology at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, has been selected as the new dean of the College of […]
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Posted on October 17, 2011
CALS students flip at Dairy Expo. Grilled cheese, that is.
It’s best deal at World Dairy Expo, both for attendees and for the Badger Dairy Club. The club gets a prime spot—right by the big globe, […]
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Posted on October 10, 2011
Berres’ app allows phone-it-in bird identification
Would-be birders are often stymied in their attempts to identify a particular species. As in, you can hear the bird but not see it, and […]
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Posted on September 30, 2011
Sixty years of Babcock Hall cheese wizardry
In 1951, milk was delivered in cans; Wisconsin cheese makers produced mostly cheddar and Babcock Hall was built at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sixty years […]
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Posted on September 26, 2011
Central American visitors tour Wisconsin organic and sustainable ag
CALS just finished hosting 21 guests from five Central American countries for its 2011 Agricultura Organica Y Sostenible :Produccion Y Mercadeo (Organic and sustainable agriculture: […]
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Posted on September 19, 2011
Horticulture club plant sale begins Friday at Stock Pavilion
Plants for every location and level (or lack) of growing expertise
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Posted on September 12, 2011
After 26 months, new Biochemistry space readies for move-in
Two-way traffic will return