Category: Highlights
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Posted on September 9, 2019
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 […]
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Registration open for UW Diversity Forum – Nov. 5-6
ABC News veteran John Quiñones will be the keynote speaker at the annual two-day UW Diversity Forum on Nov. 5 and 6 at Union South. […]
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Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center offers internship opportunities for Madison College students
When Kit Carlson read that Monsanto was donating its Middleton research center to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2017, she knew it meant new opportunities […]
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Posted on August 19, 2019
Agriculture generates $104.8 billion and 437,700 jobs in Wisconsin, UW study says
Wisconsin’s farms and agricultural businesses generate $104.8 billion in economic activity and 437,700 jobs, based on data for 2017, according to a new study from […]
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UW Organic Ag Field Day to highlight cover crops and industrial hemp
In a growing season fraught with challenges including difficult planting conditions and low prices, farmers are increasingly looking for ways to increase the resilience of […]