Category: Highlights
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Posted on June 10, 2013
BSE tractor team has plenty of pull
CALS’ 1/4-Scale Tractor Team took 6th place overall (out of 29 teams) in the 2013 ASABE International 1/4-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition. And they took […]
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Biochemical sciences complex to be named after Hector Deluca
The UW Board of Regents voted Friday in favor of naming three UW-Madison buildings and the area they comprise after renowned biochemist Hector F. DeLuca. […]
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Enlist your smartphone to help repel invasive species
The first step to repeling invasive species is finding out where the invasion is taking place. If you have a smartphone, you can be part […]
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Posted on June 3, 2013
Nominate CALS alums for the Forward Under 40 awards
Forward under 40 is WAA’s annual awards program that honors outstanding UW graduates under the age of 40 who are living the Wisconsin Idea — […]
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Help give Grow readers their final exam
Readers of Grow really like the Final Exam feature that appears on the last page of the magazine. We get a nice turnout for each issue—typically […]
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Ride to Farm Report: Great route, great weather, record crowd, record pledges
This year’s Ride to Farm had tremendous weather and a record number of riders and tied last year’s total for the funds raised to support […]
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Posted on May 28, 2013
From the Dean: Comments on the UW budget
As I am sure you are all aware of by now, the Joint Finance Committee of the Wisconsin Legislature considered the UW System budget on […]
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Postcards from week 1 at wildlife camp: Trapping deer and bats, reading bear tracks, and big-time birding
It’s not quite summer, but 18 forest and wildlife ecology students are off at camp. They’re in the middle of a two-week field course at […]
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Q and A: Addressing rural poverty in Wisconsin
A lot of the talk on helping the state’s economy has focused on creating more jobs. But when it comes to alleviating rural poverty, what […]
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Posted on May 20, 2013
UW-Madison ranked 4th world-wide for agriculture and forestry
The UW-Madison has been ranked 4th in the world for agriculture and forestry by QS University Rankings. Ranking above us were (1) UC Davis, (2) Wageningen […]