Category: Highlights
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Posted on August 5, 2013
D.C. Smith Greenhouse corpse flower “Dennis” draws 3,500 visitors
On Thursday and Friday of last week, more than 3,500 people visited the D.C. Smith Greenhouse’s corpse flower, now named “Dennis,” to experience the impressive […]
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Join CALS at UW-Madison Day at the State Fair
CALS is always a big hit at UW-Madison Day at the State Fair and this year we expect more of the same. On Wednesday, August […]
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Newly renovated Carson Gulley Center offers expanded dining options
Earlier this summer, renovations were completed on the Carson Gulley Center, formerly called the Carson Gulley Commons. Located near the lakeshore dorms at 1515 Tripp […]
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Posted on July 29, 2013
Lone star tick generates media buzz
After University Communications broke the story about the presence of a new tick in Wisconsin–the lone star tick– in a news release last week, CALS […]
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Brian Schnell: Living and learning with the herd
The School of Veterinary Medicine recently published a nice story, titled Living and Learning with the Herd, that highlights dairy science senior Brian Schnell. Schnell […]
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Posted on July 23, 2013
Jessie Potterton named interim director of Farm and Industry Short Course
Jessie Potterton has been named as interim director of the UW-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC). She is taking over for Dick Cates, who has served […]
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Posted on July 22, 2013
CALS Ice Cream Social this Friday, Ag Hall, 1–3 p.m.
The plaza in front of Ag Hall will be the campus sweet spot on Friday. CALS celebrity scoopers will be digging deep into tubs of […]
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Posted on July 19, 2013
The heart of a problem: Greaser’s research sheds light on dilated cardiomyopathy
When Marion Greaser set out to study titin, the largest natural protein known to man, his goal was to answer some basic questions about its […]
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Undergrads hope Popular Science contest will crowd-fund their bio lightbulb project
A team of UW–Madison students, including a CALS biochem major, has entered a crowd-funding contest sponsored by Popular Science magazine to get support for their […]
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Posted on July 12, 2013
Dairy farms are converging into “cow islands”
The nation’s dairy cows are moving closer together. Cows and milk production have shifted north and west, farther from cities, to converge in what economist […]