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Chronicle of Higher Ed: Ag colleges are popular and needed more than ever, but they’re hurting for resources
An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education takes a look at the history and current situation for land grant agricultural colleges: “As land-grant-university officials […]
In memoriam: Andrew Lewison
Andrew “Mikey” Lewison, who retired in 2011 after 20 years working at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station, passed away in late May and his funeral was […]
GLBRC gets its first patent
The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) is marking the arrival of summer with a milestone: the first patent issued on the center’s technology. The […]
Andy Milkowski honored by meat science association
Andy Milkowski, adjunct professor of animal science and member of the Food Research Institute’s executive committee, will receive the 2012 American Meat Science Association (AMSA) […]
Attention researchers: New rules for conflict-of-interest reporting
New Federal Regulations on Financial Conflicts of Interest will be implemented across the country on August 24, 2012. These regulations, together with state law, inform […]
CALS in the News for the Week of June 11-14
In the News Genetically modified crops encourage beneficial bugs New Scientist 6/14/2012 Quoted: Paul Mitchell, Agricultural & Applied Economics UW agriculture expert on current dry […]
Multistate proposals inviting participation
NE_TEMP1901-Collaborative Potato Breeding and Variety Development Activities to Enhance Farm Sustainability in the Eastern US NE_TEMP1941-Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Other Green Environments: Understanding Human and […]
Federal funding opportunities
Fish and Wildlife Service Laboratory Analysis of LCT Samples http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=174693 Cooperative Landscape Conservation and Adaptive Science http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=173973 NIH Building an Integrated Laboratory System to Advance […]
Non-federal funding opportunities
American Diabetes Association Applications for American Diabetes Association opportunities below due July 16 Basic Science Award https://cals.wisc.edu/Research/funding/DisplayOpp.php?OppID=694 Career Development Award https://cals.wisc.edu/Research/funding/DisplayOpp.php?OppID=188 Clinical Science and Epidemiology […]
Awards of up to $10,000 for internationalizing science curricula. Propose by June 20
Course development awards are now available to support UW-Madison faculty and instructional academic staff members in the sciences who wish to incorporate international content into […]