Category: Highlights
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Posted on October 10, 2014
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 […]
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Posted on September 29, 2014
South Africa: Team effort in the Eastern Cape
In the fertile, rolling hills of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, it’s hard to imagine a food shortage. But hunger is a serious […]
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Posted on September 26, 2014
Remembering Ray Owen: His UW research paved the way for organ transplants
The Guernsey calves were twins, but they had different fathers – the proper Guernsey and a Hereford that had jumped the fence. That much Ray […]
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Posted on September 22, 2014
Sticker shock at the meat case
If you buy meat, you’ve probably found yourself doing a double-take at the big numbers on those little price stakes next to the rib-eyes, roasts […]
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Posted on September 19, 2014
Economic impact of Wisconsin ag: $88 billion, 413,500 jobs
Wisconsin’s farms and agricultural businesses generate $88.3 billion in economic activity and 413,500 jobs, based on data for 2012, according to a new study by Steve […]
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Posted on September 15, 2014
CALS to honor Mike Pariza, David Wieckert, Bill Oemichen, Larry Smith and Shelly Mayer
CALS will honor two of its own very accomplished scientists and three leaders in Wisconsin agriculture at the annual Honorary Recognition Banquet on Oct. 16. CALS will […]
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CALS to serve up “main course” at Science of Supper Clubs event
CALS is going to be at the Wisconsin Science Festival (WSF) in a big—and tasty—way this fall. College faculty, staff and students will be serving […]