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Clearing the fog about the impacts of emissions trading
In March 2010, southern Wisconsin had the worst particulate air pollution in the nation, and many counties in the southern part of the state routinely […]
Fox news update: Handful of recent campus fox sightings
If you felt a bit discouraged after reading the Dec. 8 eCALS post titled “Fox news: What’s up with the campus canids,” things are looking brighter. […]
Meet Amaya Atucha, campus’ new fruit crop specialist
Amaya Atucha joined the UW this past November as a CALS assistant professor in the Department of Horticulture and a UW-Extension fruit crop specialist. Briefly describe […]
Bill Tracy honored by national plant breeders group
Bill Tracy, chair and professor of agronomy, was recently honored with the 2014 Public Plant Breeding Award from the National Council of Commercial Plant Breeders. Each year […]
New award supports grad student travel to organic ag conferences
A new award, supported by Roger Blobaum, has been established for CALS graduate students wishing to travel to organic agriculture conferences. Blobaum, a CALS Honorary Recognition […]
Hatch/McIntire-Stennis FY2015 Capital Exercise Call for Proposals
FY2015 Call for Proposals – Requests due January 5, 2015 The Hatch and McIntire-Stennis capital exercise is an opportunity to fund requests for major items […]
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!). Institutional […]
Federal Funding Opportunities
Federal funding opportunities from the week of December 29th – January 2nd DOC FY2015 NOAA Marine Debris Prevention through Education and Outreach (applications are due […]
Wisconsin Cranberry Board: 2015 Crop Research Projects Funding Opportunity
The Wisconsin Cranberry Board, Inc. (WCB) is pleased to announce its Call for new Proposals focused on Crop Research projects. Some general areas of interest […]
CALS in the News for the week of Dec 27-Jan 2
In the News A new corn, bred for organic farms and gardens, tells a bigger story A Way to Garden 12/29/2014 Quoted: Bill Tracy, Agronomy […]