Category: Highlights
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Posted on January 3, 2017
Uganda program inspires students to pursue health and service careers
For the fifteenth year, CALS’ James Ntambi and John Ferrick are spending part of their winter break in Uganda with UW students looking to learn about the health […]
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Posted on December 28, 2016
Status of state’s ag sector topic of Jan. 19 Wisconsin Ag Outlook Forum
Terms such as “treading water” and “getting by” and “eating equity” are being used by agricultural economists to sum up 2016. When those same economists […]
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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 […]