Category: Highlights
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Posted on February 2, 2017
2017 UW-Madison Cool Science Image contest now open
Images are central to conducting and communicating science. Pictures from satellites, telescopes, cameras, microscopes and other imaging technologies open windows into new parts of our […]
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Posted on January 30, 2017
All-college forum on diversity and inclusion – Feb. 2
Update: The location for this event has been set. It will take place in Upper Carson Gulley, located at 1515 Tripp Circle. CALS is hosting an […]
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Posted on January 27, 2017
CDC awards $10 million for insect borne disease center
MADISON – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $10 million to a consortium of Midwestern universities to establish a new research […]
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Posted on January 26, 2017
Two CALS courses receive Educational Innovation funding
The EI Small Grant Program supported UW-Madison faculty and staff again this year, providing funding for a diverse array of educational innovations in blended and […]
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Posted on January 23, 2017
Daughters of Demeter celebrate 100
In Greek mythology, Demeter is the goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over the fertility of the earth. And in that spirit, members of […]
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Cancelled: Lunch and Learn talk on microaggressions
Update (Jan. 26): Unfortunately, due to our speaker having to cancel, the first talk of the CALS Equity and Diversity Committee’s Lunch and Learn series […]
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Successful Partners in Giving campaign, and still time to donate
While the 2016 Partners in Giving campaign dates officially ended on November 30, 2015, contributions have still been coming in, raising the contribution from the […]
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Posted on January 17, 2017
Former UW geneticist, Nobel laureate Oliver Smithies dies
Oliver Smithies, who shared the 2007 Nobel Prize for his work enabling scientists to manipulate DNA in a way that allowed the addition or subtraction […]
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Nick Parker talks to BBC about unexpected impacts of U.S. conflict minerals legislation
Just before the winter holidays, Dominic (Nick) Parker, assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics, was interviewed not once, but twice on BBC World News’ […]
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Help promote the UW-Madison Undergraduate Symposium
Please encourage your students to apply for the UW-Madison’s annual Undergraduate Symposium, a forum designed to showcase undergraduate students’ creativity, achievement and talent across all disciplines. […]