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Essay celebrates WN@tL’s 10th anniversary – and an Irwin Goldman beet talk
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Essay celebrates WN@tL’s 10th anniversary – and an Irwin Goldman beet talk

Earlier this month, UW-Madison science writer Chris Bancard published a first-person essay on the UWMadScience blog describing his first experience at Wednesday Nite @ the Lab (WN@tL) back […]

Feb
29th
No-till conquers heavy soils
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No-till conquers heavy soils

When Jason Cavadini, assistant superintendent of the CALS-based Marshfield Agricultural Research Station, first started working at the station in spring 2013, he was told that […]

Feb
29th
Environmental Molecular Science Lab (EMSL) deadline approaching for science theme proposals
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Environmental Molecular Science Lab (EMSL) deadline approaching for science theme proposals

Proposals for Science Theme research may be submitted at any time via the User Portal (https://eus.emsl.pnl.gov/Portal) until Monday, February 29, 2016 at 11:00 p.m. (Pacific […]

Feb
29th
Non-Federal Funding Opportunities
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Non-Federal Funding Opportunities

Selected opportunities from CALS’ listing of non-federal funding opportunities in agriculture, life sciences and related fields. View and search the entire list (updated weekly!). Science […]

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29th
Federal Funding Opportunities
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Federal Funding Opportunities

Federal funding opportunities from the week of February 22nd – February 26th DOD Military Medical Photonics Program Center of Excellence: Astrodynamics Army Research Institute for […]

Feb
29th
USDA announces $3.4 million in funding available through International Wheat Partnership Research Program
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USDA announces $3.4 million in funding available through International Wheat Partnership Research Program

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $3.4 million for research projects in support of the new International […]

Feb
29th
Dietram Scheufele to explore “Is the U.S. anti-science?” at Mar. 1 talk
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Dietram Scheufele to explore “Is the U.S. anti-science?” at Mar. 1 talk

Dietram Scheufele, professor of Life Sciences Communication, will be discussing emerging technologies that are straining public-science interfaces at the next Crossroads of Ideas public lecture at 7:00 […]

Feb
26th
Agronomy’s Thierno Diallo publishes book “Nieggri” on being a foreign student in the USSR
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Agronomy’s Thierno Diallo publishes book “Nieggri” on being a foreign student in the USSR

Thierno Diallo, a senior research specialist in the Department of Agronomy, recently published his first book, “Nieggri” in Moscow under Gorbachev: My life as a […]

Feb
26th
Share your research with new audiences via UW Science Narratives
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Share your research with new audiences via UW Science Narratives

Submissions are being accepted from faculty, academic staff and graduate students for Science Narratives, a project which makes video and audio podcasts available to members of the public […]

Feb
26th
Associate professors encouraged to participate in mid-career mentoring program
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Associate professors encouraged to participate in mid-career mentoring program

The provost’s office is piloting a new mentoring program for mid-career faculty at the rank of associate professor. This two-year program, running from Fall 2016-Spring 2018, […]

Feb
26th