Life sciences communication professor Dietram Scheufele has been named a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor. This five-year professorship recognizes professors whose distinguished scholarship has advanced the confines […]

UW-Madison is home to two distinct flocks of sheep, both of which are used to enhance the research, teaching and outreach missions of the college. […]

As described in this recent Wisconsin Energy Institute story, Rebecca Larson, an assistant professor in the biological systems engineering department, has spent some time designing, installing […]

Before last summer, Vera Swanson’s only exposure to plant sciences had been through classes in introductory biology. That changed big-time when Swanson, a junior majoring […]

Have you heard? Science writers at UW-Madison University Communications created a blog—called UWMadScience—a few months ago and have been populating it with around three posts per week. The blog gives […]

Federal funding opportunities from the week of February 16th – February 20th DOC National Ocean Sciences Competition for High School Students DOD Army Research Institute […]

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!). NARSAD […]

Nominations are requested for the 2015 Experiment Station Section Award for Excellence in Multistate Research. This is the sixth year of the award program and, as […]

In the News: ‘Just go for it,’ says ‘Amazing Race’ winner Madison.com 2/20/15 Quoted: Maya Warren, graduate student, Food Science Mentioned: Amy DeJong, graduate student, […]

The CALS Strategic Plan identified Food Systems as a priority theme for the college, and listening sessions have identified the need for course options that […]