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Finalists picked for CALS senior associate dean position
The search committee for the CALS senior associate dean has announced the following four finalists: Mark Rickenbach (Forest and Wildlife Ecology) Dick Straub (Biological Systems […]
Catching up: John Vrieze’s dairy gets greener by growing greens
John Vrieze has been busy since he was featured in the spring 2009 issue of Grow Magazine. That article described how the CALS board of […]
Finalists for UPS assistant dean position presenting this week
Three finalists have been named for the position of assistant dean for academic programs and policies in the Office of Academic Affairs and are giving […]
Word from Afghanistan: CALS National Guard ag team training bearing fruit (or maybe veggies)
Word from Afghanistan indicates that ideas shared on the UW-Madison campus are striking a chord in Kunar province. That’s the gist of a note that […]
CALS in the News for the Week of March 9 – 15
In the News A year of gains and losses: How the 2012 drought affected Wisconsin agriculture Madison Commons 3/12/2013 Quoted: Ed Jesse, Agricultural and Applied […]
New Contact for Animal Protocol Submission
CALS has a new contact at the UW Research Animal Resources Center for protocol form submission. Animal Protocol forms should now be submitted to: Diane […]
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!) […]
Federal Funding Opportunities
Federal funding opportunities from the week of Mar. 11-15 DOI Wildlife without Borders: Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=225914 Wildlife without Borders: Amphibians in Decline […]
Website offers info on the impact of sequestration on sponsored projects
At this point, the impact that Sequestration may have on Sponsored Projects is unclear. UW Madison Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) is monitoring the situation […]
NSF Fastlane: Enhanced Error Checking Begins March 18
Beginning March 18, NSF will introduce enhancements to its FastLane system that will automate compliance checking for required proposal sections. FastLane currently auto-checks for Project […]