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Irwin Goldman, Jo Handelsman and Judith Simcox named to university’s Visioning Committee
CALS in the News for the week of January 25 – 31
January 31, 2025 In the News More Americans take on a second job or side hustle. They come at a cost.The Washington Post, 1/28/25Quoted: Tessa […]
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Nominations for CALS Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships due Mar. 14
CALS has two Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships to award on a college-wide basis for FY 2025-26. The CALS Research Division is pleased to release these […]
ODEI thanks 2024 CALS climate survey respondents
The CALS Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) thanks members of the CALS community for participating in the 2024 CALS climate survey. It takes […]
Bird flu resources for employees and students working with cattle
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the current Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) bird flu risk to the general public remains low. However, […]
UW–Madison receives $5.5 million DOE grant to cut synthetic nitrogen fertilizer usage in bioenergy crops
A multi-institution research team led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison received $5.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) […]
Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic provides instructions for creating plant diseases with building blocks
Learn about plant diseases in a new and fun way through building block plant diseases. Ten plant diseases have currently been modeled, and instruction manuals […]
Vice Chancellor for Research provides an update on sponsored programs and the federal transition
Transitioning to a new administration involves a period of uncertainty, including temporary pauses in activities. My office and others on campus have heard questions from […]
How wet is America’s soil? Nobody really knows, but AI can help
From sudden floods to weeks of scorching heat, increasingly unstable weather is a headache for U.S. farmers. Known as “weather whiplash,” these disorienting swings between […]