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Stop for a Friday snack: Biochemistry’s Partners in Giving Popcorn Extravaganza
The Department of Biochemistry invites everyone to stop by its Popcorn Extravaganza on Friday, October 24th in the East Atrium of the Biochemistry Laboratories Building (433 Babcock Drive) […]
New one-of-a-kind master’s program focuses on high-tech energy conservation
Last year when Google paid $3.2 billion for Nest, a startup that makes smart thermostats, the press joked that the internet giant would soon be […]
Orange maize in the diet can alleviate vitamin A deficiency
A new study led by CALS nutritional scientist Sherry Tanumihardjo has established that ‘orange’ vitamin A maize increases vitamin A storage in the body. This maize has […]
WALSAA Innovation Grant Program offers money for CALS student groups:
WALSAA—the Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association—would like to invite you and your respective CALS organizations and groups to apply for funding via the […]
Time to order your Thanksgiving turkey from the UW Poultry Science Club
The UW Poultry Science Club once again is offering fresh Thanksgiving turkeys for sale. The annual sale, a tradition that dates back more than half a century, […]
Academic Planning Council Agenda for October 21
October 21, 2014 1:00-2:30 p.m., 2321 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Building Business Items Review agenda Revisions to current agenda Review minutes, October 7, 2014 Action and […]
BYO sweets to Rich Hartel’s interactive candy webinar
Looking for a legitimate way to indulge your sweet tooth? Mark your calendar for Thursday, Oct. 16 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CT and then […]
Call for submissions: Healthy Food Systems poster session
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) and Wisconsin Prevention of Obesity and Diabetes (WIPOD) are hosting a Healthy Food Systems poster session on Nov. 14 at 2pm. Applications are due Nov. 1.
Partners in Giving campaign is underway
This year’s Partners in Giving campaign runs from October 13 through November 28, 2014. The campaign, in which state, university and UW Hospital and Clinics […]
In memoriam: Patricia Schleicher served as Aldo Leopold’s secretary
Patricia Schleicher, who held a secretarial position in the department of wildlife ecology for 30 years, died on Oct. 5. She was 91. One of […]