Category: Highlights
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Posted on October 5, 2020
Multi-state coalition including UW–Madison aims to advance research, education and adoption of KernzaⓇ, first U.S. perennial grain crop
Note: This is a modified version of the original news release, changed with permission from the University of Minnesota, the lead institution on the grant. Valentin […]
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Jing Fan’s research on metabolic networks helps expand understanding of cancer’s growth
When Morgridge investigator Jing Fan thinks about metabolism, she is focused on the complicated network of biochemical reactions. Her lab has been working on understanding […]
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Posted on September 30, 2020
New Rhinelander mural honors impact of Starks family, including UW’s Lelah Starks Elite Foundation Seed Potato Farm and Rhinelander ARS
A new mural on the Airpro Fan & Blower Company building in Rhinelander, Wisconsin honors the Starks family, the namesake of UW’s Lelah Starks Elite […]
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Posted on September 28, 2020
Steven Ricke, microbiologist and food safety expert, named director of Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery program
The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) has named Steven Ricke as the new director of the college’s Meat Science and […]
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Damon Smith named director of Nutrient and Pest Management Program
Damon Smith, an associate professor and field crop pathology extension specialist in the Department of Plant Pathology, has been named the faculty director of the […]
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Posted on September 27, 2020
Resources for remote instruction available from the CALS Support Team
On Sept 23, 2020 Chancellor Blank announced the resumption of in-person activities starting as early as Sept 26, and Provost Scholz also provided additional guidance […]
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Posted on September 21, 2020
High-tech tuber tools: Hyperspectral imaging project seeks to improve potato growers’ fertilizer use
During certain stretches of the growing season, potato growers must monitor the nitrogen status of their crop on a regular basis in order to fertilize […]
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UW–Madison Archives digitizes old WHA ‘Farm Program’ radio broadcasts
Some of the oldest public radio recordings in the United States have been digitized by the UW-Madison Archives and made publicly available online, part of […]
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Posted on September 14, 2020
Planning for face-to-face classes after Sept. 28, 2020
On Sept. 16, 2020 Chancellor Blank announced in-person courses would be moved to remote for two weeks. What happens with face-to-face instruction after Sept, 28 […]
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Congratulations to CALS faculty members promoted in FY20
Traditionally, we highlight recently promoted faculty at our first CALS Coffee of the academic year. Since we are only holding virtual events this semester, we […]