Category: Around CALS
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Posted on July 19, 2010
In memoriam: Emeritus Dean Glenn S. Pound
Literally and figuratively, he put the “LS” in “CALS.”
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Posted on July 8, 2010
Slideshow: Can native bees take over crop pollination?
A CALS grad student’s research on whether native bees can take over the job of pollinating Wisconsin’s commercial crops is the topic of this new […]
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Posted on June 30, 2010
UW team’s gas/electric hybrid tractor generates a buzz
There have only been three gas/electric hybrids entered in the history of collegiate 1/4-scale tractor competition, and UW-Madison teams built all of them.
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Posted on June 22, 2010
China rethinks its hunting ban with a CALS student’s help
Karl Malcolm, who has studied bears in both China and Wisconsin, will talk about how hunting fits into North American conservation efforts at Chinese wildlife management forum.
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Posted on June 21, 2010
Two CALS economists on stage at this week’s dairy competition workshop
Bob Cropp and Brian Gould will join Obama Administration officials, members of Congress, state elected officials and industry reps from around the nation at Memorial Union this Friday.
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Posted on June 11, 2010
2010 Go Big Read is a great fit for CALS classes
Campus is getting ready for its second foray into Go Big Read, and once again, the book selected, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, strikes […]
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Posted on June 9, 2010
Chronicle of Higher Ed salutes F.H. King
The Chronicle of Higher Education posted a nice tribute to F.H. King on its website on June 8, King’s birthday. CHE writer Scott Carlson describes […]
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Posted on June 4, 2010
Webcams offer a new angle on campus
Get a view of the lake, see what’s happening on the terrace, or supervise some construction.
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Posted on May 31, 2010
When it comes to biking to work, CALS has history
A century before Bike to Work Week, a future professor pedaled to the college from the Door Peninsula. Since then, several CALS faculty and staff have helped help take the bumps out of the ride to campus
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Posted on May 26, 2010
A century of wood work
New publication by a CALS grad student details the 100-year history of the Forest Products Laboratory