Category: Highlights
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Posted on February 2, 2015
BioCommons hub open for UW biosciences undergrads
BioCommons, a new hub for undergraduates majoring in biological sciences, has officially opened. Located on the lower level of Steenbock Library, the newly-remodeled space provides areas to […]
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Help #SweetScientists name celebratory ice cream
As candy and ice cream researchers, respectively, CALS food science PhD students Amy DeJong and Maya Warren are in a good position to develop a celebratory […]
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Posted on January 26, 2015
Students to develop red lager for Wisconsin Brewing Co.
Some lucky group of students in a new CALS course – a fermented foods & beverage laboratory class led by food science professor Jim Steele – will have something pretty big […]
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CALS’ 125th: Reflecting on a year of celebrations
We had a great time celebrating the college’s 125th anniversary in 2014. In addition to the five college-wide special events that were held, several departments […]
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A look back at WARF’s history: The Hoard’s Dairyman controversy
This is the first in a series of articles being produced to help celebrate WARF’s 90th anniversary. New articles will be published monthly looking back […]
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Posted on January 20, 2015
CALS experts to forecast 2015 agricultural trends at Wednesday forum
In 2014, the total net farm income in Wisconsin reached an all-time high of more than $4 billion, but CALS experts are predicting some changes […]
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Connect with the CALS community on LinkedIn
If you haven’t already, please consider joining the CALS LinkedIn Group. It’s a place for students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the college to connect […]
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Chris Todd Hittinger: From dinosaurs to yeast evolution
Chris Todd Hittinger, a CALS assistant professor of genetics and GLBRC researcher, is the subject of a nice profile story and corresponding video (above) that were […]
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Posted on January 11, 2015
Loew’s new book profiles Native American sustainability leaders
Life sciences communication professor Patty Loew published her third book, titled Seventh Generation Earth Ethics, in the fall of 2014. Here’s a description, provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society […]
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CALS students at home in UW’s new BioHouse
Campus’ new residential learning community, known as BioHouse, is a place where CALS undergrads can feel right at home. As described in this recent UW news story, BioHouse is the […]