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In progress: Faculty vote on CALS governance structure
During the fall of 2013, the CALS Academic Planning Council (APC) undertook a self-study review, issuing a report in spring of 2014. As part of this review, it […]
This weekend: CALS experts weigh in on climate change, GMOs and the Science of Supper Clubs
Food and agricultural scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) will have a big and tasty presence at this […]
CALS external relations is hiring a science writer
The CALS office of external relations has an opening for a science writer with social media skills. Please help spread the word. The position is […]
Educating the state’s winemakers
Ryan Prellwitz has a piece of advice for amateur winemakers who decide to scale up and make it a business. “Forget everything you learned as […]
CALS in the News for the Week of October 4-10
In the News: Ebola: Does The Risk Justify The Intensity Of Coverage? NPR 10/9/14 Quoted: Dietram Scheufele, Life Sciences Communication How to Prevent Ebola Panic […]
Genome Editing & Engineering @ Wisconsin Seminar
Genome Editing & Engineering @ Wisconsin Seminar Friday, October 10 at 2:30 pm 1211 Biochemical Sciences Building Are you currently using or interested in using […]
CIAS 25th anniversary lecture: Sustainable ag, fair trade and cooperatives
United Nations International Labor Organizer Peter Hurst will speak on sustainable agriculture, fair trade and cooperatives on Friday, October 10, 7pm at the Goodman Community Center in Madison. This lecture is part of a series honoring the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems’s 25th anniversary.
Animal research ethics discussion will focus on UW anxiety study
Bioethicist Jeffrey Kahn and veterinary pathologist Eric Sandgren will meet on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Thursday evening for a discussion of animal research ethics […]
CALS played a key role in campus rollout of electronic lab notebooks
The recent announcement that the UW-Madison is partnering with LabArchives to provide researchers with electronic lab notebook (ELN) software did not come as a surprise […]
Proven again: Badgers know their dairy cows
Students from America’s Dairyland are the best in the nation at judging dairy cows. That was proven last week when the UW-Madison team swept the National Intercollegiate […]