Category: Highlights
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Posted on October 14, 2019
Mental health resources for students, faculty and staff
October 10 marked World Mental Health Day. World Mental Health Day is an opportunity for all of us to raise awareness of mental health issues […]
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Posted on October 7, 2019
Joint Finance Committee gives the Dairy Innovation Hub the “go ahead”
Last week the Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously for final approval of the plans for the Dairy Innovation Hub. The deans of the three agricultural-related […]
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Nine CALS faculty receive college and department professorships
At CALS, we have the good fortune to be able to offer a number of college and departmental professorships and chairships. These titles, with accompanying […]
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Partners in Giving campaign now underway, with a few changes
Partners in Giving—the State, University, and UW Health Employees combined campaign of Dane County—will run this year, from October 7 to November 29, 2019. This […]
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Posted on September 30, 2019
Improved residential experience for FISC students starting in fall 2020
Starting in fall 2020, students in the UW–Madison Farm and Industry Short Course program will enjoy a significantly upgraded residential experience. Through a new partnership between the […]
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Randy Shaver helped farmers learn to make more milk per acre
If you want to see what Randy Shaver has been up to over the past 30 years, take a drive through Wisconsin dairy country and […]
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Posted on September 27, 2019
NSF awards $2.9M to UW–Madison and ISU to advance next generation of crop genetic engineering
Genetic engineering systems are critical tools to advance crop genomics research and related crop improvement efforts in the United States and worldwide. These tools have […]
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Posted on September 23, 2019
Reminder: CALS Coffee this Friday, Sept. 27
Be sure to stop by and say hello to your colleagues at the next CALS Coffee gathering. The event is set for this Friday, September […]
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University helps state growers cope with voracious, invading fruit fly
It’s a beautiful summer day with a hint of fall in the air at Bures Berry Patch, southwest of Barneveld, Wisconsin. On the edge of […]
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Daniel Amador-Noguez uncovers secrets of metabolism to benefit biofuels and human health
Daniel Amador-Noguez is learning how living organisms transform nutrients into energy and other useful chemicals. Among a cadre of scientists looking at the biological underpinnings of […]