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Deadline extended to Nov. 7 for Healthy Food Systems Poster Session
CIAS and WIPOD are hosting a Healthy Food Systems poster session on November 14 at 2pm. The application deadline for this poster session has been extended to Nov. 7.
NIFA webinar: The role of universities in delivering extension/advisory services around the world
The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and The Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) are hosting a […]
Federal Funding Opportunities
Federal funding opportunities from the week of October 27th – October 31st DOC JCSDA – 2015 Research in Satellite Data Assimilation for Numerical Environmental Prediction […]
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!). Arts […]
Ag Hall’s adorable trick-or-treaters
A Halloween tradition in Ag Hall is to invite our neighbors from the UW Preschool Lab in Nancy Nicholas Hall to come trick or treat […]
Thanks to a dairy challenge, UW’s #SweetScientists advance to second half of The Amazing Race
A dairy-related challenge helped save UW-Madison food science graduate students Amy DeJong and Maya Warren – a.k.a. the #SweetScientists – from being sent home on last Friday’s […]
Institute for Biology Education expands to become WISCIENCE
The UW Institute for Biology Education is expanding to become Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement —or WISCIENCE. The new mission extends across […]
Hasan Khatib publishes animal genetics textbook
Animal sciences professor Hasan Khatib’s new textbook, titled Molecular and Quantitative Animal Genetics, was just published by Wiley-Blackwell. In addition to Khatib, several CALS faculty […]
Save the date: Michael Culbertson’s retirement celebration on Dec. 12
Retirement Celebration for
Laboratory of Genetics Chair Michael Culbertson
Friday, December 12, 2014
2 – 4 PM in lobby
425 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706
2 PM – Start of event with photos of Mike on TVs in lobby. Treats and refreshments served.
3 PM – Presentations:
1. Laboratory of Genetics Chair ’71 – ’75 & ’77 – ’86 Millard Susman: Welcome and remarks on Mike’s 37-year career with Genetics.
2. UW-Madison Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs ’09 – ’14 Paul M. DeLuca Jr.: Remarks and present Mike the UW-Madison certificate.
3. SMPH Dean Robert N. Golden: Remarks and presentation.
4. CALS Dean Kate Vandenbosch: Remarks and presentation.
5. Laboratory of Genetics Chair elect John Doebley: Remarks and present Mike the State of WI certificate.
Does daylight saving time actually save energy?
Daylight saving time was originally conceived as an energy-saving idea. In 1784 Benjamin Franklin observed that during summer months, people slept during the daylight hours […]