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Why isn’t there a cold vaccine? Ann Palmenberg explains.
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Why isn’t there a cold vaccine? Ann Palmenberg explains.

Why isn’t there a cold virus? It’s because rhinovirus, which causes the common cold, comes in more than 100 different types that are particularly confusing […]

Jan
3rd
NPR interviews Irwin Goldman on the beet renaissance
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NPR interviews Irwin Goldman on the beet renaissance

Restaurant survey confirms what he’s been saying all along: It’s a fabulous vegetable

Jan
3rd
UW Madison is a top value
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UW Madison is a top value

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has once again been named one of the best values among public universities by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. UW-Madison is ranked 13th […]

Jan
3rd
Nominate for 2012 CALS Outstanding Senior Awards by Jan. 18
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Nominate for 2012 CALS Outstanding Senior Awards by Jan. 18

The CALS UP&S Office invites faculty and staff to nominate CALS seniors who will graduate in the 2012 calendar year (May, August, or December) for […]

Jan
3rd
Federal Funding Opportunities
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Federal Funding Opportunities

NIH Small Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control (R03) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-035.html National Park Service Request for Statement of Interest-Design, Develop, and Test a Mobile-Learning Curriculum […]

Dec
30th
Reminder- Annual 4/21 CRIS Reports are Due January 6th
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Reminder- Annual 4/21 CRIS Reports are Due January 6th

TO: Faculty and Staff FROM: Casey Hillmer RE: 2011 Research Project Reports DEADLINE: Friday, January 6, 2012 Again this year we are requesting that you […]

Dec
30th
Reminder-Formula Funds (142) Capital Exercise Due January 6th
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Reminder-Formula Funds (142) Capital Exercise Due January 6th

The Research Division is conducting a Hatch and McIntire-Stennis capital exercise to fund requests for major equipment used to support these research programs. Please submit […]

Dec
30th
CALS in the News for the Week of December 19-23
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CALS in the News for the Week of December 19-23

In the News Invasive Species in Song Interlochen Public Radio Audio 12/16/2011 Quoted: Bret Shaw, Life Sciences Communication Biz Beat: Walker’s budget cuts are costing […]

Dec
23rd
No eCALs next week
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No eCALs next week

eCALS will take its traditional holiday break next week. The next issue will be sent on January 3.

Dec
19th
Science Magazine remembrance of Gobind Khorana
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Science Magazine remembrance of Gobind Khorana

The journal Science published a nice article on Gobind Khorana, Nobel laureate who died Nov. 9. Khorana did the work that earned him the Nobel […]

Dec
19th