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Unlike other top dairy states, Wisconsin’s cow numbers, milk production up a bit
(Following are excerpts from the May 19 Dairy and Situation Outlook Report compiled by Profssor Emeritus Robert Cropp). Compared to April a year ago, milk […]
Jo Handelsman receives Carski Foundation undergrad teaching award
Jo Handelsman, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, is honored with the Carski Foundation Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award. This award, […]
PEOPLE program seeks more summer research opportunities in CALS
This summer, CALS will again be providing internship opportunities for students involved in the PEOPLE Program, a pre-college initiative that is university sponsored and coordinated […]
Remember: Free copies of Pollan’s “In Defense of Food” available to students
This fall, UW-Madison will launch Go Big Read, a common reading program intended to engage students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members in a shared, […]
Article decries underfunding of farm animal research
While the U.S. produces $132 billion worth of livestock and poultry each year, only .04 percent ($32.15 million) of the $88 billion USDA budget in […]
Thomas Browne honored by Multicultural Student Center
The UW-Madison Multicultural Student Center has honored Assistant Dean Thomas Browne for outstanding service and work with students across campus. He was nominated by students […]
Sarah Pfatteicher honored by engineering educators’ group
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) awarded their 2009 Sterling Olmsted prize to CALS Assistant Dean Sarah Pfatteicher. The Sterling Olmsted award is the […]
CALS BOV member Sharon Adams to be recognized by Rural Sociological Society
Grassroots community development leader Sharon Adams has been selected to receive the Rural Sociological Society’s Distinguished Service to Rural Life Award for 2009. Adams, who […]
CALS Grow magazine earns national recognition
Grow magazine has earned recognition in two national competitions. Grow was judged best magazine by the Association for Communication Excellence, an international group of communicators […]
CALS student food development team heads to contest finals
It’s a challenge that parents face every day: Make healthy food taste good so that their kids will actually eat it. A UW-Madison food development […]