Category: Highlights
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Posted on January 4, 2016
Revamping the classroom experience: Four CALS courses receive EI grants
Four CALS courses have been selected to receive funding from the university’s Educational Innovation (EI) Small Grants program. The program supports UW-Madison faculty and instructional staff in […]
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Posted on January 1, 2016
Blue Sky Science: Why do hissing cockroaches hiss?
Ever wondered why hissing cockroaches hiss? Eleven-year-old Erin Clawson did. PJ Liesch, director of the UW’s Insect Diagnostic Lab, answered Erin’s question in a recent video […]
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Posted on December 20, 2015
Recap: All-College Meeting focused on statewide outreach
At last Wednesday’s All-College Meeting, Dean Kate VandenBosch provided a progress report on a number of college projects, including implementation of the strategic plan. She summarized […]
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Posted on December 16, 2015
Five things everyone should know about nutmeg
1. It’s not a nut. Nutmeg is the seed kernel inside a yellow fruit of the nutmeg tree, an evergreen native to the Molucca Islands […]
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No eCALS newsletter next week
eCALS will take a hiatus on Monday, Dec. 28 for winter break. The next e-newsletter will go out on Monday, Jan. 4.
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Posted on December 14, 2015
Reminder: This week’s All-College Meeting to emphasize statewide engagement efforts
Faculty and staff are invited to the CALS All-College Meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. in Ebling Auditorium in the Microbial Sciences Building. […]
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Gray and gloomy? Not at these campus locations
Are the gray skies and colder temperatures bringing you down? Sad to see the pretty fall colors all gone for the next few months? Well, […]
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Posted on December 13, 2015
CALS APC approves new restructuring guidelines for the college
Although CALS celebrated its quasquicentennial in 2014, some of the earliest elements of the college still exist today, including the Farm & Industry Short Course, […]
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Posted on December 3, 2015
Judith Kimble leads effort to help fix America’s biomedical research enterprise
Despite being in the midst of a “golden age” in biological and medical science, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that the American biomedical research enterprise is […]
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Help celebrate CALS’ winter grads at post-commencement reception
CALS faculty and staff are welcome to attend the college’s post-commencement reception on Sunday, Dec. 20. This celebratory event will likely begin between noon and 12:30 […]