Category: Extension and Outreach
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Posted on February 7, 2014
CALS in the News for the Week of February 1-7
In the News: CALS Extension leader named UW-Extension interim provost and vice chancellor CALS News 2/04/14 Quoted: John Shutske, Cooperative Extension Lancaster and Marshfield Ag […]
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Posted on February 3, 2014
Invitation to nominate – The World Food Prize
Called by many the “Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture,” this $250,000 prize recognizes exceptional breakthrough achievements in improving the quality, quantity and availability of […]
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Tuesday, 7 p.m.: Katrina Forest and Julie Mitchell compete to see Who Sciences Harder
Science Cafe – Who Sciences Harder? Tuesday, February 4, 7 p.m., Steenbock’s on Orchard in the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. Katrina Forest, professor of bacteriology, Julie Mitchell, associate […]
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Thurs–Sat: Darwin Day looks at evolution of real life bodysnatchers
Darwin Day, taking place this Thursday through Saturday, will explore the evolution of parasites—organisms that have evolved to invade other organisms’ bodies. The events include an […]
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Posted on January 31, 2014
CALS in the News for the Week of January 25-31
In the News: Capturing Water: Sustaining Dams in Developing Countries CALS News 1/27/2014 Mentioned: Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics Quoted: Charles Chang, graduate student, […]
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Posted on January 27, 2014
This week on the Big Ten Network: “Saving the Honey Bee” with Christelle Guedot and Cameron Currie
The Wisconsin edition of the Big Ten Network show “Live Big” airs Wednesday, January 29th, and Thursday February 6th at 10:30pm CST. The two main […]
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Video: Master meatcrafters graduation
The second class of the Master Meat Crafters program—the only course of its kind in the country—graduated on Jan. 17 after two years of study. […]
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Time to submit your prizeworthy super-cool Cool Science Image
An array of new microscopy techniques, telescopes, cameras and other imaging technologies are revolutionizing science, producing stunning visuals that offer glimpses into seen and unseen […]
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Posted on January 24, 2014
CALS in the News for the Week of January 18-24
In the News: Why polarized debates used to be good for us – Video eCALS 1/21/2014 Quoted: Dietram Scheufele, Life Sciences Communications Hay Prices and […]
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Posted on January 21, 2014
Congrats to the second class of Master Meatcrafter program grads
Twenty-one sausage savants received their diplomas last Friday as the Wisconsin Master Meatcrafters program graduated its second class.