Category: Highlights
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Posted on January 23, 2012
Dean Tracy: Less state support, higher tuition could jeopardize the future of rural communities
Less state support for the UW means higher tuition, and that could be particularly burdensome for prospective students from rural communities, says Bill Tracy, CALS […]
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Ag degrees useless? We beg to differ.
If your job connects you with students who are interested in ag careers, you may have gotten wind of a blog post titled College Majors […]
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Posted on January 17, 2012
Wanted: Your ideas for creating a disaster-resistant UW-Madison
UW Madison Disaster Resistant University public meeting on January 31
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Challenge for Status of Wisc. Ag report authors : Analyze a Farm Bill that hasn’t been written
Federal farm legislation is due for its five-year overhaul, but when and if that will happen is up in the air. The anticipated 2012 Farm […]
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GLBRC wants to answer your biofuels questions
The UW’s Great Lake Bioenergy Research Center is always looking for bioenergy-related questions to answer via its Ask An Expert video project. Questions can be […]
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Posted on January 9, 2012
CDR is on speed dial, “Reigning Whiz of Artisanal Cheese” tells Wall St. Journal
The weekend edition of the Wall St. Journal includes an interview with Sid Cook, owner of Carr Valley Cheese, titled “Reigning Whiz of Artisanal Cheese,” […]
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Jahn to speak at White House for Morrill Act’s anniversary
The 150th anniversary of a law that changed the mission of the University of Wisconsin and gave rise to the Wisconsin Idea is being marked […]
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Posted on January 5, 2012
CALS contributes $62,000 to 2011 Partners in Giving campaign
The 2011 Partners in Giving campaign has come to a close and we would like to thank everyone who participated and helped to make it […]
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Posted on January 3, 2012
Former CALS outreach specialist completes trip by tandem from the Arctic to Argentina
Nearly two years ago, Alan Turnquist left his job as an outreach specialist in the CALS Program for Agricultural Technology Studies, drove to the Northwest […]
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Why isn’t there a cold vaccine? Ann Palmenberg explains.
Why isn’t there a cold virus? It’s because rhinovirus, which causes the common cold, comes in more than 100 different types that are particularly confusing […]