Late last year Katie Brenner, a postdoctoral researcher in Doug Weibel‘s biochemistry lab, received a For Women in Science Fellowship award from L’Oreal USA and the […]

Federico Rey has a freezer full of stool samples in his lab, a treasure trove of valuable scientific and medical information just waiting to be processed. […]

President Barack Obama has named University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemistry professor Judith Kimble to chair the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science. Established by […]

Want some fresh ideas for your home garden? Stop by Urban Horticulture Day at UW-Madison’s West Madison Agricultural Research Station on Saturday, Aug. 15 between […]

Last week, food science professor Rich Hartel had quite a few special guests drop by for a visit during the 53th annual Resident Course in Confectionery Technology, […]

Ten thousand years ago, a golden grain got naked, brought people together and grew to become one of the top agricultural commodities on the planet. […]

Do you have access to safe, colorful bacteria in your lab? Do you and your lab mates like to get creative? Then consider putting together a […]

Don’t forget! The annual summer CALS Ice Cream Social is this week. The event, which is designed to bring together CALS community for a fun […]

Many human diseases—including cancer—are caused by protein malfunctions. Those malfunctions, in turn, are caused by damaged DNA that gets translated into the damaged proteins. While […]

Did you miss Wisconsin Public Television’s Supper Clubs 101 show last week? Don’t fret. The full 20-minute video is available online on the WPT website here. The […]