Category: Highlights
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Posted on September 23, 2019
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 […]
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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 […]