Category: Highlights
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Posted on September 16, 2019
VandenBosch: Many new faculty joining the college in 2019
After several years of an overall decline in the number of faculty searches conducted across the college, that trend is beginning to reverse. Over the […]
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2019-2020 CALS Coffees dates announced
Mark your calendars for the 2019-2020 CALS Coffees. All coffees will be from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27 in the East Atrium of […]
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UW–Madison awarded FFAR grant to map corn drought tolerance genes
The majority of America’s corn farmers rely on seasonal rainfall to water crops, yet extreme weather and drought present a growing challenge to the corn […]
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Posted on September 9, 2019
Study finds soybean neonicotinoid seed treatments provide farmers negligible benefits
New research has been published regarding neonicotinoid seed treatments (NST). It has been revealed that this soybean treatment provides negligible benefit to U.S. farmers. In recent […]
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Updates from the 2019 department chairs’ retreat
On August 15, CALS department chairs gathered for their annual retreat. A college update included news on faculty hiring, trends in research proposals and awards […]
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Agronomy alum Mark Kendall, animal sciences student Nate Coulthurst assist in water rescue
A UW–Madison fraternity member, a campus employee, and an alumnus of the university are being credited with saving a 24-year-old man from drowning in Lake […]
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Posted on September 3, 2019
Planning for a new major in global health approved
Last year a committee led by entomology professor and chair Susan Paskewitz developed a notice of intent (NOI) to plan for a new global health […]
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WEI and CALS scientists apply biofuels knowledge to the dairy industry
Wisconsin’s dairy industry churns out huge quantities of valuable consumer products like milk, yogurt and cheese, but it also generates large volumes of coproducts that […]
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Podcast: Geoff Siemering on managing mine-scarred lands
Geoff Siemering Extension Soil Science Outreach Specialist Department of Soil Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608-262-9969 geoff.siemering@wisc.edu Total Time: 7:05 0:14 – Wisconsin’s […]
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Posted on August 26, 2019
CALS announces 2019 Honorary Recognition awardees
On Oct. 17, the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) will present its Honorary Recognition Award to Tim Boerner and Gerald […]