Category: Highlights
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Posted on October 12, 2015
Pumpkin pilots take part in the Giant Pumpkin Regatta
The university’s Giant Pumpkin Regatta took place on Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Memorial Union Terrace. The event featured students racing hollowed-out Atlantic Giant pumpkins […]
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Posted on October 8, 2015
Ancestors of land plants were wired to make the leap to shore
When the algal ancestor of modern land plants made the transition from aquatic environments to an inhospitable shore 450 million years ago, it changed the […]
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Students in LSC writing classes help document history of World Dairy Expo
The dairy industry and the World Dairy Expo are near and dear to Wisconsin’s heart. That’s why six students from writing classes in the Department […]
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Posted on October 2, 2015
Lunch-and-learn event for new CALS Wellness Initiative – Oct. 13
To help introduce the college’s new Wellness initiative and obtain feedback about it, initiative organizers are hosting a CALS Wellness Kickoff Lunch-N-Learn at noon on Oct.13 in room 125 of […]
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Rennie’s Corner pop-up store launches with “Badger Red” products – Oct. 8
In partnership with the School of Human Ecology and the Wisconsin Union, CALS is opening a pop-up retail store called Rennie’s Corner in the Discovery Building’s […]
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UW Showcase offers encore presentations this fall
Sometimes, once is not enough. The UW Office of Quality Improvement often receives comments from UW Showcase attendees after the event, wishing they had had more time […]
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Posted on September 27, 2015
Brent Hueth to lead new federal Research Data Center branch at UW
Interdisciplinary research with the potential to inform policymaking received a huge boost on Sept. 21 with the dedication of a new University of Wisconsin-Madison Federal Statistical […]
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By the numbers: CALS undergraduate student enrollment for 2015-2016
After a number of years of record-setting incoming classes, undergraduate enrollment in CALS leveled off this year. The college welcomed just over 600 new students […]
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Students lap up Dogs on Call event at Allen Centennial Gardens
After watching the RSVPs rack up on the Allen Centennial Gardens’ Dogs on Call Facebook Event post, garden director Ben Futa decided to book more dogs for event—which was […]
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Posted on September 21, 2015
Don’t forget: CALS Coffee this Tuesday
Be sure to stop by this week’s CALS Coffee event on Tuesday morning. It’ll be a great chance to welcome new faculty and congratulate newly-promoted […]