Category: Highlights
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Posted on February 3, 2025
Faculty and staff invited to indicate interest in serving on CALS committees
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences committees are an important part of shared governance at UW-Madison. Shared governance is a unique aspect of campus life that […]
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Posted on January 27, 2025
ODEI thanks 2024 CALS climate survey respondents
The CALS Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) thanks members of the CALS community for participating in the 2024 CALS climate survey. It takes […]
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UW–Madison receives $5.5 million DOE grant to cut synthetic nitrogen fertilizer usage in bioenergy crops
A multi-institution research team led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison received $5.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) […]
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Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic provides instructions for creating plant diseases with building blocks
Learn about plant diseases in a new and fun way through building block plant diseases. Ten plant diseases have currently been modeled, and instruction manuals […]
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Posted on January 21, 2025
CALS student enrollment numbers for 2024-2025
A total of 928 new students joined CALS this fall, including 678 first-year undergraduates, 89 undergraduate transfer students and 161 new graduate students. The college […]
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Project to explore enzyme behind early evolution of life on Earth
Betül Kaçar, associate professor of bacteriology, likes mysteries. And there is, maybe, no larger mystery than the origins and early evolution of life. Now, a team […]
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One more week to share your thoughts in the 2024 CALS Climate Survey
As of Tuesday, January 21, the CALS Climate Survey has recorded 694 responses, a participation rate of 34%. Please note that the survey closes on […]
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Posted on January 10, 2025
Q&A: CALS Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jeri Barak shares updates, vision for college’s teaching efforts and student success
Jeri Barak, a professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, assumed the role of CALS associate dean for academic affairs last fall. She now leads […]
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Posted on January 9, 2025
Spring investiture ceremony to honor CALS faculty on Feb. 27
The CALS community is invited to attend the 2025 Investiture Ceremony that will honor faculty members who have earned named professorships for their research and […]
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Posted on January 8, 2025
Start earning your 2025 Well Wisconsin incentive
The Well Wisconsin Program, administered by WebMD, is the wellness program offered as part of the State of Wisconsin Group Health Insurance Program. This program […]