Category: Highlights
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Posted on May 22, 2017
Tom Brock’s new book gives personal account of pioneering Yellowstone research
Above photo: In 2013, Tom Brock walks in 140 acres of restored prairie, oak savannah and woodlands that he and his wife established as the […]
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Biochemistry department leads effort to establish Cryo-EM facility on campus
Structural biology and collaboration are two strong points at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In keeping with this tradition, a concerted cross-campus effort partly spearheaded by […]
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Posted on May 15, 2017
Termite gut holds a secret to breaking down plant biomass
Above photo: Hongjie Li, a UW-Madison postdoctoral researcher, was the first to observe close-up the symbiotic system that unites termites with the fungus Termitomyces. Photo: […]
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Antibiotic alternatives, delivered by friendly microbes
Microbiologist Jan Peter van Pijkeren looks at probiotics — those microbes thought to provide health benefits in our bodies — as more than just friendly […]
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Advances breathe new life into Madison infection-detection company
Above photo: Isomark CEO Joe Kremer demonstrates the steps needed to measure carbon isotopes in a specimen container in Isomark’s instrument. Isomark is a spinoff […]
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Posted on May 8, 2017
Faculty and staff invited to participate in CALS commencement event
CALS faculty and staff are invited to participate in a CALS commencement-related event at Allen Centennial Garden on Saturday, May 13. The pre-commencement gathering will […]
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CALS Organizational Redesign Committee co-chairs provide update
On Tuesday, May 2, Leann Tigges and Mark Rickenbach, co-chairs of the CALS Organizational Redesign Committee, provided an update to the CALS Academic Planning Council […]
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Support beginning farmers at Ride to Farm bike ride – June 3
Above photo: WSBDF Cyclists will ride through the rolling hills of Green County on Saturday, June 3 to support the next generation of dairy and livestock […]
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Posted on May 1, 2017
Celebrate your colleagues at the CALS Awards ceremony this Wednesday
The CALS Awards ceremony and reception is this Wednesday, May 3, at 3 p.m. in the Ebling Auditorium in the Microbial Sciences Building. The event will celebrate […]
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UW Family Gardening Day this Saturday
With the advent of spring comes warmer weather—and gardening season. Area gardeners are invited to gather ideas for their plots at the UW Family Gardening Day this […]