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Federal funding opportunities
DOI Mineral Resources External Research Program http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=56500 DOE Energy Production with Innovative Methods of Geothermal Heat Recovery http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=56744 EPA Indoor Environments: Reducing Public Exposure to […]
Webcast: Microbiological Public Health Issues in the Yahara Lakes
Jon Standridge, retired WSLH water microbiology supervisor, shares his stories of growing up on Madison’s lakes and discusses the public health issues facing these beautiful […]
Helping troubled or disruptive students
Whether you are a first year faculty member or a seasoned staff member, we all share a bond as Badgers because we are all a […]
Missed the field day? Horticulture newsletter and videos available online
The latest issue of Wisconsin Ornamentals Newsletter can be found at this link. Also check out the UW-Madison Horticulture YouTube Channel
Darrell Bazzell: Furloughs continue another year
I want to thank the campus community for pulling together and helping to manage these furloughs and their impacts. We realize the extent of the […]
Gary Brown named director of campus Lakeshore Nature Preserve
Gary Brown, director of campus planning and landscape architecture at Facilities Planning and Management, has been named director of the university’s Lakeshore Nature Preserve. Brown […]
Presentation on academic integrity Aug. 27
The Student Assistance and Judicial Affairs Office invites faculty and staff to a presentation on academic integrity on Friday, Aug. 27. The presentation examines how […]
Gates Foundation work in Agriculture
The Gates Foundation highlights its progress and current strategies in agricultural development at this link. http://www.gatesfoundation.org/learning/Pages/agricultural-development-progress-reports.aspx?cmp=gd08042010
Reading the plant world’s blueprint for surviving drought
A team of Wisconsin researchers has identified in living plants the set of proteins that help them withstand water stress.
In memoriam: Jane Knowles
Jane Marie Boyle Knowles, who had a long and distinguished career as an administrator in the College of Agricultural and Life Science, died of pneumonia […]