Category: Highlights
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Posted on December 19, 2016
From public outreach to peer review, UW–Madison scientists find value in social media
Social media has erased many of the boundaries between leaders and the people they represent, between experts and the lay public, between scientists and nonscientists. […]
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David Drake: How the Christmas Bird Count came to be
David Drake, professor of forest and wildlife ecology, was recently on WPR’s The Larry Meiller Show to discuss the annual Christmas Bird Count, including how the […]
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No eCALS newsletter next week
eCALS will take a hiatus on Monday, Dec. 26 for winter break. The next e-newsletter will go out on Tuesday, Jan. 3.
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Posted on December 12, 2016
College announces organizational redesign project
At Friday’s all-college meeting, Dean Kate VandenBosch and Senior Associate Dean Dick Straub announced the CALS Organizational Redesign Project that will officially launch in January, […]
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Rick Lindroth: Reflections on six years as associate dean for research
As my six-year tenure as the college’s associate dean for research draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on what a rich, rewarding, occasionally […]
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Alumna Stephanie Prellwitz: The Badger on Big Green Lake
With an area of 7,346 acres and a depth of 237 feet, Big Green Lake lives up to its name. It’s a special lake, famous […]
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Posted on December 5, 2016
Public hearing on proposed merger of Landscape Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning
The executive committees of the Departments of Landscape Architecture and Urban & Regional Planning recently approved a proposal to merge the two departments and to […]
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Posted on December 2, 2016
Barker to serve as associate dean for research
Dean Kate VandenBosch has named Bill Barker to serve as CALS associate dean for research. In this position, Barker will lead the college’s Research Division […]
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Posted on December 1, 2016
Students investigate: Why do athletes get more cavities?
So many things typically distinguish accomplished athletes from the rest of us—greater strength and endurance, better balance, faster reactions—but one of the more surprising differences […]
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Posted on November 28, 2016
Don’t forget: CALS Coffee this Wednesday
Be sure to stop by and say hello to you colleagues at this week’s CALS Coffee gathering. The event, which is being be co-hosted by […]