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Nominate for campus-wide TA awards by Nov. 21
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Nominate for campus-wide TA awards by Nov. 21

In order to recognize excellence on the part of campus TAs, the College of Letters and Science, with funding support from the Graduate School, administers […]

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20th
Survey of UW faculty finds that 49% use social media to communicate science
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Survey of UW faculty finds that 49% use social media to communicate science

How do UW-Madison scientists use and perceive social media? A recent article in The Scientist, authored by current faculty and former students from CALS’ life sciences communication department, says […]

Oct
20th
Academic staff governance committees seek members
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Academic staff governance committees seek members

Each year the Academic Staff Nominating Committee is charged with finding candidates to serve on more than forty campus committees. Committees span a variety of […]

Oct
20th
30-Day benefit enrollment opportunity for same-sex spouse
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30-Day benefit enrollment opportunity for same-sex spouse

As of October 6, 2014, same-sex marriage is legal and recognized in Wisconsin. This includes a legal same-sex marriage that occurred in another state or […]

Oct
20th
Climate change alters the cast of winter birds
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Climate change alters the cast of winter birds

Over the past two decades, the resident communities of birds that attend eastern North America’s backyard bird feeders in winter have quietly been remade, most […]

Oct
20th
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!). Visiting […]

Oct
20th
Federal Funding Opportunities
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Federal Funding Opportunities

Federal funding opportunities from the week of October 13th – October 17th DOC 2015 NOAA California Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program PNW B-WET […]

Oct
20th
NSF ADVANCE Seminar Program for women postdoctoral scientists
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NSF ADVANCE Seminar Program for women postdoctoral scientists

With the goal of encouraging more women scientists and mathematicians to consider academic careers, especially at primarily undergraduate institutions, the UW System Women & Science […]

Oct
17th
Ebola: Travel Alerts and Directives
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Ebola: Travel Alerts and Directives

Although Ebola poses little threat to the general population in the USA and is very unlikely at UW-Madison, in light of ongoing concerns about the […]

Oct
17th
CALS in the News for the Week of October 11-17
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CALS in the News for the Week of October 11-17

The Science of Supper Clubs: Kate VandenBosch: Serving supper with a side of science Wisconsin State Journal 10/11/14 Mentioned: Kate VandenBosch, Dean Get fish fry […]

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17th