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CALS in the News – Sept. 18, 2009
Cool, dry Wisconsin summer boon for some, bane for others Wisconsin State Journal 9/16/2009 Quoted: Joe Lauer, Agronomy Mentioned: Arlington Agricultural Research Station http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/environment/article_69d2a3c6-a308-11de-9288-001cc4c002e0.html Weather’s […]
Brian Ohm appointed to state panel on purchase of ag conservation easements
Brian Ohm has been appointed to a new council that will advise the state agriculture department on the purchase of agricultural conservation easements, part of […]
Lecture: How Mushrooms can Help Save the World
Join renowned Mycologist Paul Stamets for a lecture on the life-saving role fungi can play in sustainability and rejuvenating natural environments. Stamets will explain to […]
Article by Richard Vierstra picked as “Paper of the Week”
A paper by Richard Vierstra, Department of Biochemistry, entitled The cyanochromes: Blue-green photoreversible photoreceptors defined by a stable double cysteine linkage to a phycoviolobilin-type chromophore, […]
Campus holding town meetings on research and grad education
UW-Madison has consistently demonstrated national leadership in research and graduate education. As one indicator, we are the only institution, public or private (other than Johns […]
Federal funding opportunities for Sept. 17
Federal funding opportunities… DOD—Defense Medical Research and Development Program https://cdmrp.org/ProgramAnnouncements_and_Forms/index.cfm?prg=DMRDP DOD—Lung Cancer Biospecimen Resource Network Award http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=49421 DOD—Orthopaedic Career Development Award http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=49414 NSF—Arctic System Science […]
Michael Fields Institute seeks policy interns
The Michael Fields Agricultural Institute is seeking applicants for its spring policy internships. The deadline is Friday, October 30. The internships are designed for individuals […]
Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee solicits proposals for special projects
The Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee is soliciting proposals for special projects taking place in the 2010-2011 academic year. Knapp grants are usually in the […]
Multistate proposals inviting participation for Sept. 17
Current multistate proposals inviting participation: 1) NC_TEMP134 – “Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management (NCDC-198 and NCR-134)” ************************************************************ To View the Proposal: […]
Kickapoo Valley Reforestation Fund invites proposals for 2010
The Kickapoo Valley Reforestation Fund welcomes proposals for projects that enhance the ecological, economic and social well-being of the Kickapoo Valley and its residents. The […]