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CALS is front and center at UW day at the Capitol
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CALS is front and center at UW day at the Capitol

Seven-year-old Garrett Wink of DeForest didn’t know at first what to make of the big-fanged, sharp-clawed creature he saw on the table. The stuffed badger […]

Apr
8th
CALS faculty & staff invited to join in CALS Week events
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CALS faculty & staff invited to join in CALS Week events

One day each spring the UW Stock Pavilion opens its doors to hundreds of fourth grade students visiting campus to attend the annual CALS Day […]

Apr
8th
Michael Bell named Vilas professor; Jeri Barak-Cunningham, Guy Groblewski & Douglas Weibel named Vilas associates
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Michael Bell named Vilas professor; Jeri Barak-Cunningham, Guy Groblewski & Douglas Weibel named Vilas associates

Michael Bell, community and environmental sociology, is among six UW-Madison faculty members appointed to Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships in 2012-13. In addition, three from CALS were […]

Apr
8th
Wear your hat, spray your clothes: The ticks are back and infectivity is rising
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Wear your hat, spray your clothes: The ticks are back and infectivity is rising

Spring fever isn’t the only fever engendered by the warm weather. Deer ticks are back, and they’re more likely than ever to be carrying Lyme […]

Apr
8th
CALS Coffee this Tuesday, April 9 in Biotech Center atrium
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CALS Coffee this Tuesday, April 9 in Biotech Center atrium

Dean VandenBosch will be hosting April’s CALS coffee break on Tuesday, April 9 from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. in the Biotech Center atrium. Everyone in […]

Apr
8th
Tom Gower named director of new biology-focused residential learning community
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Tom Gower named director of new biology-focused residential learning community

Tom Gower, professor in the CALS Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, has been selected as the first faculty director for the BioHouse residential learning […]

Apr
8th
Multistate Proposal Inviting Participation
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Multistate Proposal Inviting Participation

WDC_TEMP29 – Management of Emerging Invasive Viticulture Pests (working title) *************************************************** To View Proposals: 1. Go to the National Information Management Support System at http://nimss.umd.edu 2. […]

Apr
5th
Federal Funding Opportunities
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Federal Funding Opportunities

Federal funding opportunities from the week of April 1-5 DOD Bat Surveys (Roosts/Guzzlers), Camp Pendleton, CA http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=228654 DOI Bureau of Land Management OR/WA Aquatic Monitoring […]

Apr
5th
Non-Federal Funding Opportunities
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Non-Federal Funding Opportunities

Selected opportunities from CALS’ extensive listing of non-federal funding opportunities in agriculture, life sciences and related fields. View and search the entire list (updated weekly!) […]

Apr
5th
Recent retirements
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Recent retirements

Here’s a list of CALS faculty and staff who retired in the first three months of 2013: Robert Dorsey, Animal Science,01/11/2013 Paul Kaarakka, Soil Science,03/29/2013 […]

Apr
5th