Category: Highlights
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Posted on September 2, 2025
Ag Hall classroom makes cameo appearance in new Big Ten TV ad
Look closely and you’ll see 125 Ag Hall in the Big Ten Conference’s new TV ad titled “We Are Here,” which highlights the collective and […]
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The Babock ice cream flavors you never forget: Praise to Thee, Our Almond Mocha
In 1999, the UW celebrated its sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary with a statewide contest to name an honorary flavor of Babcock ice cream. Out of nearly […]
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Posted on August 25, 2025
CALS announces 2025 Honorary Recognition awardees
The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) is proud to announce the selections for its 2025 Honorary Recognition awards. This year, […]
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Twilight Garden Tour Field Day celebrates agricultural innovation and honors Representative Chanz Green
On Thursday, August 21, around 120 researchers, gardeners and community members, gathered as the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences hosted its […]
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Posted on August 22, 2025
Q&A: Amanda Gevens shares reflections from her time as department chair
Amanda Gevens, professor and extension specialist in the Department of Plant Pathology, served as department chair for six years, from July 1, 2019 – June […]
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Posted on August 18, 2025
Advisory council meeting showcases Dairy Innovation Hub partnerships, research and farm collaboration
Members of the Dairy Innovation Hub advisory council gathered Tuesday, Aug. 12, for a full day of collaboration, learning, and on-site tours highlighting the breadth […]
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CALS partners with Nourish the Future to offer professional development workshop for science teachers
UW–Madison CALS recently partnered with Nourish the Future, a national education initiative, to host a two-day workshop for middle and high school science teachers from […]
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UW–Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve offers valuable campus resource
The Lakeshore Nature Preserve contributes significantly to the beauty, sustainability and identity of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It is also a valuable campus resource for […]
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Posted on August 11, 2025
Greener pastures: Francisco Peñagaricano is helping breed more energy-efficient and resilient cows
When Francisco Peñagaricano MS’14, PhD’14 reflects on what first drew him to the study of genetics, he thinks of Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance. He remembers being fascinated […]
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Posted on August 4, 2025
CALS climate survey report available
In the fall of 2024, the college embarked on a climate survey to follow an earlier survey from 2020. Survey data were collected and maintained […]