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Website outlines planning for federal global food security strategy
The U.S. Government is in the process of developing a comprehensive global food security strategy called the “Feed the Future (FtF) initiative. Learn more at […]
Get info on Deferred Compensation Program at group seminars or one-on-one
Whether you are a Wisconsin Deferred Compensation (WDC) 457 Program participant or are thinking about enrolling, we invite you to attend any of the group […]
Sean Carroll named Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s VP for Science Education
On April 7, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced that CALS geneticist Sean Carroll will become the Institute’s vice president for science education. Carroll will […]
Are you on Twitter? Calling all CALS faculty and staff tweeters!
Whether you tweet once a day or once a month, let us know
D.C. Smith Lecture: We’ve mapped the soybean genome. Now what?
D.C. Smith Memorial Lecture – Department of Agronomy Title: “So We Mapped the Soybean Genome… Now What the Double Helix Do We Do” Dr Scott […]
Wisconsin Public Records Law seminar April 13
Tuesday April 13th from 9:00 – 10:30, Biotechnology Center Auditorium, 425 Henry Mall, Ben Griffiths will present a seminar (as part of the Graduate School […]
Wanted: Info on Information Communication Technology for international ag development
USDA is looking for Information Communication Technology (ICT) for international agricultural development purposes. They are trying to identify current university practices in this area. If […]
Advice from DoIT: Don’t click that tempting link. Leave your birthday off Facebook
From DoIT’s Tech News: DON’T CLICK ON THAT TEMPTING LINK We all receive seemingly legitimate emails from scammers posing as our financial institutions, our university […]
On slippery science subjects, internet news delivers
Internet-based science news draws a more demographically diverse, learned and focused audience than print or television news, says a new study
Ron Seely honored at American Chemical Society annual meeting
Ron Seely, senior lecturer, life sciences communication, was awarded the American Chemical Society’s Grady-Stack award at the ACS meeting in San Francisco on March 23. […]