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Dale Schoeller: Trips to the gym won’t prevent packing on holiday pounds
People who burn a lot of calories are not less vulnerable than couch-potato counterparts to putting on pounds during the holiday season, according to research […]
A life in transition: Q and A with incoming Dean Kate VandenBosch
“Time is moving very fast” as she wraps up at the U of Minnesota and gears up for CALS
The barricades are back: Observatory Dr. will close for two weeks, then be one-way for two months
The traditional spring and summer construction season on campus really hasn’t begun yet, but Observatory Drive between Charter Street and Babcock Drive is expected to […]
Federal Funding Opportunities
DOE Energy Innovation Hub-Batteries and Energy Storage http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=141940 Fermilab- University Research Association-Visiting Scholars Program http://www.fnal.gov/pub/forphysicists/fellowships/ura_visiting_scholars/index.html NIH Exploratory Grant Award to Promote Workforce Diversity in Basic […]
International opportunity: Research Capacity Building for Sustainable Ag in Developing Countries
On-the-Job Research Capacity Building for Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries (OJCB). This programme is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, […]
Online forum—Sustainable smallholder agriculture: Feeding the world, protecting the planet
On Feb. 22-23, The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will this provide a forum discussing what needs to be done to enable smallholder farmers […]
There’s more than numbers to the crane-hunting debate
As Wisconsin lawmakers debate whether to establish a hunting season for sandhill cranes, Mark Berres hopes they’ll consider more than just the sheer number of […]
Mike Bertram named superintendent of the Arlington research station
The UW-Madison’s largest agricultural research facility is under new management. Mike Bertram, who for the past three years has overseen operations at the Marshfield Agricultural […]
Registration open for workshop: Writing Case Studies to Internationalize Science Education — March 16
Registration is now open for a free half-day workshop titled “How Stories Teach: Writing Case Studies to Internationalize Science Education” set for Friday, March 16 […]
Do your students intern? Help them get money!
Are your students currently completing an internship? Will they complete an internship this summer? CALS undergraduates who need additional funding to cover expenses while completing […]