Category: Highlights
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Posted on March 11, 2011
New CALS/UWEX report: State’s $59 billion ag industry yields 353,991 jobs
Agriculture remains a vital part of the economy in nearly every Wisconsin county, whether urban or rural, contributing both jobs and income. The economic impact […]
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Urge students to register to compete for $17,500 Qualcomm Wireless Prize
The Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Prize, slated for April 28, 2011, invites students to develop new wireless technology products and marry those ideas with tangible, market-ready […]
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Posted on March 2, 2011
Deller: Even before new budget, state’s municipalities under fiscal stress
A newly published study reports that Wisconsin municipalities have continuously faced financial stress, even before proposed changes to state budget policies related to intergovernmental aids. […]
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Posted on February 28, 2011
Green Fire film connects Aldo Leopold with modern environmental projects
On March 6, the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies hosted a free screening of a new film called Green Fire, the first full-length, high definition […]
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Posted on February 15, 2011
Search and screen committee invites nominations of candidates for CALS Dean
The undersigned search and screen committee for the dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences invites your nominations/applications for the deanship. The college […]
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Posted on February 14, 2011
Forums to focus on ethics of animal research
Three forums on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus will highlight the ethics of animal research, Eric Sandgren, an associate professor of pathobiological sciences, announced today. […]
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Posted on February 7, 2011
Why Files invites entries for “Cool Science Images” contest
Attention budding and experienced science photographers! Want to publish your work? The Why Files, a science news website published by UW-Madison since 1996, is hosting […]
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CALS researchers partner in effort to prepare rural youth for bioenergy careers
The project is called POSOH (po-SO), meaning “hello” in the Menominee language
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Posted on February 4, 2011
NAS seeks candidates for Keck Futures Initiative Conference
The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI), a project of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine, […]
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Posted on January 28, 2011
Time for student inventors to gear up for the Wisconsintrepreneur 100-hour Challenge
It’s time to get your students revved up for the 5th annual Wiscontrepreneur 100-hour Challenge. This is a fast, fun, challenging contest designed to test […]