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Sausage-making and other spectator sports
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Sausage-making and other spectator sports

Turns out Otto Von Bismarck was only half right. He’s the one who said “Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being […]

Aug
13th
Requested: Nominations for faculty, staff and students for CALS strategic planning committee
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Requested: Nominations for faculty, staff and students for CALS strategic planning committee

As we have discussed this past spring, CALS will be engaging in strategic planning to set priorities for the future of the college.  While college […]

Aug
13th
2012 Plant Sciences Symposium – Sept. 28
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2012 Plant Sciences Symposium – Sept. 28

The Plant Sciences Graduate Student Council (PSGSC) is delighted to announce its 2012 Plant Sciences Symposium: Emerging Trends and Paradigm Shifts in Plant Breeding. The […]

Aug
10th
CALS in the News for the Week of August 6-10
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CALS in the News for the Week of August 6-10

In the News Asked to Get Slim, Cheese Resists The New York Times 8/6/2012 Quoted: Mark Johnson, Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research Curd Your Enthusiasm: […]

Aug
10th
Calls for proposals (Revised): FY14 Hatch and McIntire-Stennis – due Sept. 14
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Calls for proposals (Revised): FY14 Hatch and McIntire-Stennis – due Sept. 14

UPDATE 8/10/2012: In addition to the RFP language change noted below, the required budget worksheet has been updated to reflect new fringe benefit rates which […]

Aug
10th
Multistate Proposals Inviting Participation
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Multistate Proposals Inviting Participation

S_TEMP2742 – Biological Control of Arthropod Pests and Weeds SDC347 – Biology, Impact, and Management of Soybean Insect Pests NRSP_TEMP261 – ipmPIPE National Research Support Project NRSP_TEMP281 – National Animal […]

Aug
10th
Non-Federal Funding Opportunities
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Non-Federal Funding Opportunities

American Association for Cancer Research Kure It Grant for Kidney Research (Application due Aug 21) https://cals.wisc.edu/Research/funding/DisplayOpp.php?OppID=1028 International Award for Cancer Research (Nomination due Sept 12) […]

Aug
10th
Federal Funding Opportunities
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Federal Funding Opportunities

DOE Max Tech and Beyond: Ultra-Low Energy Use Appliance Design (Student Competition) http://maxtechandbeyond.lbl.gov/ DOI Wildlife Without Borders – Mexico FY13 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=189294l NIH Data Management and […]

Aug
10th
Vintage photo seeks caption
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Vintage photo seeks caption

Here’s another in the deep trove of historic CALS images that have little or no caption information. If you can provide details on the who, […]

Aug
6th
James Ntambi honored by American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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James Ntambi honored by American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

James Ntambi, Professor of Biochemistry and Nutritional Sciences, has been selected to receive the 2013 ASBMB Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education. The American Society for […]

Aug
6th