Category: Highlights
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Posted on October 24, 2014
Hunger and poverty in Wisconsin, county by county
County-by-county poverty and food security trends are available in a new series of reports prepared by researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Extension and University of […]
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How the pie slices: A quick look at the UW budget
Where does the UW-Madison’s money come from? How is it spent. The questions seem simple, but the answers are pretty complicated. A new report, BUDGET in […]
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Posted on October 20, 2014
Survey of UW faculty finds that 49% use social media to communicate science
How do UW-Madison scientists use and perceive social media? A recent article in The Scientist, authored by current faculty and former students from CALS’ life sciences communication department, says […]
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Posted on October 16, 2014
New one-of-a-kind master’s program focuses on high-tech energy conservation
Last year when Google paid $3.2 billion for Nest, a startup that makes smart thermostats, the press joked that the internet giant would soon be […]
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Time to order your Thanksgiving turkey from the UW Poultry Science Club
The UW Poultry Science Club once again is offering fresh Thanksgiving turkeys for sale. The annual sale, a tradition that dates back more than half a century, […]
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Posted on October 10, 2014
In progress: Faculty vote on CALS governance structure
During the fall of 2013, the CALS Academic Planning Council (APC) undertook a self-study review, issuing a report in spring of 2014. As part of this review, it […]
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This weekend: CALS experts weigh in on climate change, GMOs and the Science of Supper Clubs
Food and agricultural scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) will have a big and tasty presence at this […]
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Posted on October 6, 2014
CALS played a key role in campus rollout of electronic lab notebooks
The recent announcement that the UW-Madison is partnering with LabArchives to provide researchers with electronic lab notebook (ELN) software did not come as a surprise […]
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Posted on October 3, 2014
What’s the big idea? You can find out in five minutes.
Big Ideas for Busy People, a new event at this year’s Wisconsin Science Festival aims to do for intellectual discourse what speed dating did for courtship. […]
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Still time to RSVP for Honorary Recognition
Please join us as we honor five outstanding individuals at the annual CALS Honorary Recognition Banquet and Ceremony on Thursday, October 16 in Varsity Hall […]