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CALS in the News for the Week of October 25-31
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CALS in the News for the Week of October 25-31

In the News: State milk production breaks record for fifth straight month Wisconsin State Journal 10/27/14 Quoted: Brian Gould, Agricultural and Applied Economics Wisconsin milk […]

Oct
31st
UW to close Madison Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory and consolidate services at Marshfield
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UW to close Madison Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory and consolidate services at Marshfield

The college recently announced plans to close its Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory on the west side of Madison and consolidate services at the Soil […]

Oct
31st
Less time for science: Added duties offset researchers’ gains in productivity
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Less time for science: Added duties offset researchers’ gains in productivity

Today’s land grant faculty are getting significantly more research done in less time, but they are finding significantly less time to do it. As a […]

Oct
31st
Natural beauty: Plant geneticist creates colorful veggie earrings
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Natural beauty: Plant geneticist creates colorful veggie earrings

If you’ve ever gaped at the interior of a purple carrot or a beauty heart radish while preparing dinner, you have a sense of what inspired plant […]

Oct
29th
Apply for UW outreach grants
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Apply for UW outreach grants

The Office of University Relations is accepting applications to the Statewide Outreach Incentive Grant Program. This program is open to UW–Madison faculty and staff and […]

Oct
27th
Hancock showcases fresh market potatoes this week
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Hancock showcases fresh market potatoes this week

Interested in new varieties for the fresh market? Then you don’t want to miss this year’s Fresh Market Potato Expo, which will be held October […]

Oct
27th
Julie Scharm and Cheryl Skjolaas win UWEX ANRE awards
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Julie Scharm and Cheryl Skjolaas win UWEX ANRE awards

The 2014 UW-Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension awards were presented at the dinner and awards reception on October 20. Among the recipients were Julie Scharm, program […]

Oct
27th
Two CALS research teams win WARF Innovation Awards
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Two CALS research teams win WARF Innovation Awards

A discovery that could transform drug production and a fresh strategy for feeding a hungry world have claimed top honors from the Wisconsin Alumni Research […]

Oct
27th
Cathy Sandeen named UWEX chancellor
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Cathy Sandeen named UWEX chancellor

Dr. Cathy A. Sandeen, vice president for Education Attainment and Innovation at the American Council on Education (ACE) has been named the next chancellor of […]

Oct
27th
A SCARY way to FIGHT HUNGER: Saddle and Sirloin’s Haunted House
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A SCARY way to FIGHT HUNGER: Saddle and Sirloin’s Haunted House

Things will be spooky at the UW Horse Barn this Wednesday and Thursday. The Saddle and Sirloin club’s Haunted House opens at 7 p.m. on Wednesday and […]

Oct
27th