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David Spooner awarded Meyer Medal from Crop Science Society of America
David Spooner has been selected to receive the 2012 Frank N. Meyer Medal for Plant Genetic Resources Award. Spooner is a Research Botanist in the […]
Remember: Nominate you alums for WAA’s 40 Under 40 awards by July 8
Nominations for alumni to receive the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s 2013 40 Under 40 awards will be accepted now through July 8, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. […]
Research and Extension fare well in Senate’s version of Farm Bill
The U.S. Senate passed its version of the Farm Bill on June 21 by a margin of 64 to 35. As noted in this report […]
UW Lancaster Cow-Calf Field Day scheduled for July 25
The 2012 UW Lancaster Ag Research Station Cow-Calf Field Day will be held on Wednesday, July 25 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. The program […]
Scott Sanford and Abby Thunker earn blue ribbon for greenhouse efficiency pubs
Scott Sanford and Abby Thunker received the Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers for a publication series […]
Shawn Kelly elected VP of landscape architecture society
Shawn Kelly, faculty associate in the Department of Landscape Architecture, has been elected Vice President of the American Society of Landscape Architects with responsibility for […]
CALS department chairs for 2012–2013
Here’s a list of CALS department chairs for the year to come. Departments with new chairs this year are italicized. Agricultural and Applied Economics—Ian A. […]
How CALS is proceeding on the Critical Compensation Fund
By now I am sure you are aware that the campus announced a Critical Compensation Fund last week. In the guidelines provided by Paul DeLuca […]
Due August 3rd- Call for proposals: Develop Cultivars or Other Plant Germplasm
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 4:30 P.M. AUGUST 3, 2012 Funding Opportunity: https://cals.wisc.edu/Research/funding/cals.php?4?Cp6 BACKGROUND: A Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) was entered into by The Board of Regents of […]
CALS in the News for the Week of June 18-22
In the News Doctor, plant biologist among those named to Wisconsin Academy Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 6/19/12 Mentioned: Molly Jahn, Agronomy Mentioned: Dietram Scheufele, Life Sciences […]