Category: Highlights
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Posted on October 1, 2010
CALS Ph.D. programs near top of doctoral class
Five doctoral programs at the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences rank in the top 15 percent in their respective fields, according to an […]
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Posted on September 30, 2010
It’s flu shot season
Between Oct. 1 and Nov. 2, 15 flu shot clinics will be held around campus for UW-Madison faculty and staff. The seasonal flu shot contains […]
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Posted on September 27, 2010
Message from Dean Molly Jahn regarding new Human Resources System
The University of Wisconsin will be implementing the new Human Resources System (HRS) in the spring of 2011. Attached is a recent correspondence from Paul […]
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Posted on September 24, 2010
Tim Van Deelen and Karl Malcolm’s black bear research featured on TV news
While black bears used to be rare in Wisconsin, that’s not the case today. The state boasts a population of 30,000 bears, largely concentrated in […]
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Posted on September 22, 2010
Going, going, gone: Livestock Auction 101
Sept. 18 was a busy day for the students, staff, and faculty members who conducted the Third Annual Badger Production Sale of purebred sheep from […]
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Posted on September 20, 2010
Big stink this week in the greenhouse
The air was filled with anticipation on Monday in the D.C. Smith greenhouse, but by midweek it should be filled with something else: the odor […]
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Don’t forget! CALS Reception at World Dairy Expo – Sept. 29
If you have ties to CALS, chances are you have ties to World Dairy Expo. Please join your CALS colleagues on Wednesday, Sept. 29 for […]
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Posted on September 16, 2010
Bill Bland helps pick the best of the best of Wisconsin’s drinking water
“The quality of water in Wisconsin is excellent. This whole exercise is about that,” said soils professor Bill Bland as he made his way to […]
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Posted on September 13, 2010
CALS to honor Jerry Apps, James Costello, Fritz Friday, Bob Oleson, Richard Roembke & William Sperber on Oct. 21
On Oct. 21 CALS will present its Distinguished Service Award to Jerry Apps, Professor Emeritus of Continuing and Vocational Education and a widely known local […]
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Hold your noses: D.C. Smith’s Titan Arum is poised to bloom
In the DC Smith Conservatory there is an air of quiet excitement as we wait for our resident Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) to bloom. The […]