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Federal Funding Opportunities
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Federal Funding Opportunities

DOD Sensitive Plants Research and Implementation Center of Excellence: Nature-Inspired Sciences Military Infectious Diseases Clinical Trial Award DOD Military Infectious Diseases Applied Research Award DOI […]

Aug
5th
Three generations of UW turfgrass science
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Three generations of UW turfgrass science

Three generations of UW turf scientists were in attendance last week when the O.J. Noer turfgrass research facility hosted the Wisconsin Turfgrass Association’s annual field […]

Aug
4th
CALS in the News for the Week of July 27- August 2
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CALS in the News for the Week of July 27- August 2

Lone Star Tick Headlines More ticks are hitching a ride on Wisconsin pets, humans Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 7/31/2013 Quoted: Susan Paskewitz, Entomology New to Wisconsin, […]

Aug
3rd
August issue of CALS alumni e-newsletter available
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August issue of CALS alumni e-newsletter available

The August issue of  CALS Connection, CALS’ alumni e-newsletter, is now available online. It includes articles about: UW-Madison Day at the State Fair CALS Photo […]

Aug
2nd
Animal sciences grad student takes 2nd place in IAFP competition
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Animal sciences grad student takes 2nd place in IAFP competition

Amanda King, a graduate student in the animal sciences department, was recently awarded 2nd place in the International Association of Food Protection’s Developing Scientist Competition. The […]

Aug
2nd
Share your CALS “ABCs” for a chance to win Babcock ice cream
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Share your CALS “ABCs” for a chance to win Babcock ice cream

To help encourage photo submissions to the CALS Photo Alphabet Project, the CALS Office of External Relations is holding a photo contest from August 5 […]

Aug
2nd
Update on UW Foundation’s annual giving activities
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Update on UW Foundation’s annual giving activities

UW Foundation President and CEO Mike Knetter recently provided deans with the following update related to annual giving activities: As many of you know, last […]

Jul
29th
Don’t forget to stop and smell the… corpse flower
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Don’t forget to stop and smell the… corpse flower

Johanna Oosterwyk, manager of the D.C. Smith Greenhouse, reports that the greenhouse’s Titan Arum plant, or corpse flower, is about to bloom. It’s her best […]

Jul
29th
Lone star tick generates media buzz
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Lone star tick generates media buzz

After University Communications broke the story about the presence of a new tick in Wisconsin–the lone star tick– in a news release last week, CALS […]

Jul
29th
Brian Schnell: Living and learning with the herd
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Brian Schnell: Living and learning with the herd

The School of Veterinary Medicine recently published a nice story, titled Living and Learning with the Herd, that highlights dairy science senior Brian Schnell. Schnell […]

Jul
29th