Category: Highlights
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Posted on March 11, 2013
Stop by for coffee this Thursday, 8:30 a.m., Animal Science lobby
Dean VandenBosch will be hosting the March CALS coffee break on Thursday, March. 14 in the lobby of the Animal Science Building, from 8:30–9:30 a.m. […]
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Posted on March 8, 2013
What’s the job outlook for CALS grads? Find out Friday.
The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) published new employment projection data earlier this year. CALS Career Services has invited Matias Scaglione from DWD to present […]
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Posted on March 4, 2013
Climate Change and the Future of Food Production
From local sourcing to a source of global unrest, the attention to food and the cost of feeding a growing population has never been greater. […]
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What farmers believe about climate change
Findings from a survey published in January in Climate Change Letters offer interesting insights about farmers’ attitudes about climate change. The Iowa State University-based research […]
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Info sessions next week on UW HR Design Project
HR Design project leaders will hold a series of information sessions on the implementation of the HR Design Project plan. The information sessions will include […]
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Posted on February 25, 2013
UW-made video and factsheet kick off regional series on making biofuel from perennial grasses
A new factsheet and video created by BSE professor Kevin Shinners and Pam Porter, outreach specialist in the Environmental Resources Center, are the first in a series […]
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Happy 50th to the Lancaster ag research station
The CALS Lancaster Agricultural Research Station reaches the half-century mark this year. It was established on Jan. 3, 1963 on two farms totaling 525 acres […]
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The food industry and obesity: NYT story begins with a CALS grad
Sunday’s New York Times Magazine cover story on the food industry and obesity begins with CALS alumnus James Behnke (MS 68, PhD 72). Behnke, a […]
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Posted on February 18, 2013
Trolls win: Rude blog comments dim the allure of science online
Pick a story about some aspect of science, any story, scroll down to the blog comments and let the bashing begin. The sad news is […]
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Posted on February 15, 2013
Video looks at CALS’ growing enrollment
Why are more undergrads than ever choosing CALS? Dean VandenBosch and undergrad Cheyenne Lentz talk about that in this recent 90-second video. The clip was […]