Category: Highlights
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Posted on June 23, 2014
Faster, safer treatment puts McSweeney back in the classroom
When Kevin McSweeney was referred to UW Health last year for a tumor in his liver, he had already gone through six rounds of chemotherapy […]
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UW group talks cranberry science at huge D.C. science fest
A group from CALS offered up a taste of the science of cranberries at one of the world’s largest science, technology and math festivals last […]
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Posted on June 16, 2014
Quasquicentennial challenge: 125 gifts in 125 hours. Starts Wednesday.
In honor of our quasquicentennial, we are issuing a challenge to the alumni and friends of the college: 125 gifts to the CALS Annual Fund […]
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Report from Iceland: A “smoke” of midges
It looks like smoke. But the above photo shows the “‘smoke monster’ (for you Lost fans) effect of a massive midge emergence from the central (and probably […]
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Allen gardens pond is new and improved (i.e. it has water again)
If you’ve been around the Allen Centennial Gardens recently you’ve likely noticed piles of rocks, machinery noise. And and—if that didn’t deter you from taking a tour, you […]
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Posted on June 9, 2014
UW team will develop curriculum for huge new dairy training center in China
A team of UW-Madison dairy specialists have been selected to develop the curriculum for a new $400 million dairy training center being established by the Nestle […]
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UW students hope to “wok” and paddle to national food contest wins
One team of UW-Madison food science students hopes to wok away with a victory, while the other aims to cruise via canoe, as they compete for […]
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Posted on June 6, 2014
Saturday: Runway show and auction to benefit Allen Centennial Gardens
Posh Plants, a live auction and runway show of unexpected and unique garden items, will benefit Allen Centennial Gardens on Saturday, June 14. The event […]
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Posted on June 2, 2014
In a sea of turfgrass, an island of corn
You wouldn’t be surprised to see corn being planted when you flew over a UW Ag Research Station in May—unless you happen to be flying over […]
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Hoops and Holsteins: CALS student savors success in the big venues
Like many University of Wisconsin students, Jordan Ebert found himself in Dallas this March, cheering on the Wisconsin Badgers for their Final Four matchup with the Kentucky […]