Category: Highlights
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Posted on July 10, 2017
UW’s new dairy youth specialist aims to serve kids from both farm and nonfarm backgrounds
When Kalyanna Williams says that there are opportunities for non-farm youth in the dairy industry, she speaks from experience. Williams, who recently took the job […]
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WN@tL this week: Dave Nelson to discuss the centennials of two major CALS discoveries
Two 100-year-old biochemistry discoveries will be the focus of this week’s Wednesday Night @ the Lab talk. Dave Nelson, emeritus professor in the Department of […]
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Plant derivative could help patients reliant on tube feeding
Synesis, a University of Wisconsin–Madison spinoff developing a patented formula for liquid nutrition, is advancing a plant-based additive designed to reduce or eliminate severe side […]
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Posted on July 3, 2017
Connect with CALS at Farm Tech Days
Planning to attend this year’s Wisconsin Farm Technology Day? If yes, be sure to make plans to connect with other members of the CALS community who […]
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By far, men garner most coveted speaking slots at virology meetings
Ann Palmenberg and Rob Kalejta heard complaints at one too many virology conferences about the perceived lack of women among the invited and keynote speakers. […]
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Summer issue of Grow magazine features trail camera project, farming’s future and more
The summer issue of Grow magazine is now arriving in your mailboxes, and you can also find it online. Features for this issue include: Candid […]
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Posted on June 26, 2017
Schedule of 2017 Agricultural Research Station field days
A list of 2017 ARS field days is now available. Download it here. Please note that this list is subject to change. Be sure to mark […]
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Expert panel to discuss science and civics of GMOs within Wisconsin context
The UW community is invited to attend a panel discussion on the topic “Science and Civics: GMOs and Wisconsin.” The free event, organized by the Aspen Institute’s Citizenship […]
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Finding useful chemicals from fungi, faster
Fungi are rich sources of natural molecules for drug discovery, but many challenges have pushed pharmaceutical companies away from tapping into this bounty. Now scientists […]
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Posted on June 19, 2017
Mike Peters named director of UW-Madison Ag Research Station network
Mike Peters has been named director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Agricultural Research Station (ARS) network, the university’s system of 11 research stations located throughout […]