The CALS international priorities committee was asked to provide recommendations regarding the future of CALS international activities, in particular what the mission, administrative structure and […]

Sherry Tanumihardjo is a CALS professor of nutritional sciences and director of the Undergraduate Certificate in Global Health, a popular new program that draws participants from […]

Congratulations to the Department of Bacteriology, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this Saturday. As this timeline shows, the department’s research has touched pretty much every area of our […]

Wisconsin’s dairy farmers grow more than a million acres of alfalfa today, but a century ago, they had to be convinced and the primary convincer […]

1. What is it? Gluten is a substance composed of two proteins—gliadin and glutenin—that are found in the endosperm (inner part of a grain) of wheat, […]

If you’ve got any thoughts of seeding your lawn, get cracking, says UW-Madison turf expert Doug Soldat. In fact, if you’re going to invest any time or money […]

Late blight is the bummer of the summer. It’s a huge disappointment for gardeners when thriving tomato and potato plants suddenly grow ugly lesions and begin to […]

This year at West Madison, we have planted trials of several species of vegetables with a particular focus on flavor, with varieties selected by plant […]

From through the decades and from around the world, images are coming in for the MyCALS photo album project. To help celebrate CALS’ 125th anniversary this […]

Edible plants are beautiful, and beautiful plantings can be edible. That’s the idea behind a new student project called Edible Landscapes. Several student groups are […]