Category: Highlights
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Posted on August 10, 2026
Jennifer Van Os named inaugural faculty associate director for the UW–Madison Dairy Innovation Hub
The Dairy Innovation Hub has named Jennifer Van Os, associate professor and Extension specialist in animal welfare in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, […]
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Posted on August 6, 2026
Four CALS-affiliated research projects receive awards from the Igniting Interdisciplinary Innovation initiative
Four CALS-affiliated projects are among 17 recipients awarded grants in the inaugural year of the of the Igniting Interdisciplinary Innovation (I³) initiative. The initiative was launched in […]
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Posted on August 3, 2026
Vatsan Raman named interim associate dean for research
This week, Interim Dean Troy Runge appointed Vatsan Raman, an associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry, to the interim role of associate dean for […]
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Posted on July 30, 2026
International Student Services to host webinars on new federal “Duration of Status” rule for F-1 students, J-1 students and scholars, and grad student supporters in early August
On Friday, July 17, the Department of Homeland Security published the final rule in the Federal Register to end “duration of status” (D/S) for F and J […]
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New UW–Madison study finds that farmers market attendance is linked to stronger community participation, sense of community
People who attend farmers markets more often report higher levels of community participation and a sense of community – according to a new University of […]
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Posted on July 23, 2026
Changes to CALS web hosting service beginning this summer, completed by June 2027
Due to changes from the WiscWeb hosting service and their move to WiscWeb 2.0, the CALS Web Service needs to make significant changes to our […]
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Provost and International Division launch “Duration of Status” work group
Provost John Zumbrunnen and Vice Provost and Dean of the International Division Fran Vavrus convened a university-wide Duration of Status (D/S) Working Group to evaluate […]
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Posted on July 20, 2026
Claudia Solís-Lemus brings statistical rigor to biological questions in an effort to trace life’s hidden histories
When Claudia Solís-Lemus began her statistics graduate program, she was leaning toward focusing on financial statistics. Then she attended a guest lecture showing how probability models could uncover new patterns in the evolution of life, using DNA as data.
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UW–Madison Food is Medicine (FIM) Working Group launched to engage researchers and stakeholders
To fully actualize “Food is Medicine” from food production to patient care, a wide range of participants must be engaged – from farmers, to food […]
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Posted on July 9, 2026
CALS launches new Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) is pleased to announce the creation of the new Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences (FNS), effective […]