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Dec. 24th and 31st are floating holidays
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Dec. 24th and 31st are floating holidays

December 24, 2006 and December 31, 2006 are “floating holidays”. A “floating holiday” occurs when a holiday falls on a Saturday or when a holiday […]

Dec
1st
Vendor offers free clicker kit to interested instructors
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Vendor offers free clicker kit to interested instructors

A group of campus faculty and support staff spent the summer of 2006 evaluating a variety of classroom response systems — otherwise known as clickers. […]

Dec
1st
Jersey association honors Clarence Olson
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Jersey association honors Clarence Olson

Clarence C. Olson, emeritus professor and Extension specialist with the CALS dairy science department, was awarded the “Award of Meritorious Service” by the American Jersey […]

Nov
28th
Molly Jahn, Judith Kimble and Richard Lindroth named AAAS fellows
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Molly Jahn, Judith Kimble and Richard Lindroth named AAAS fellows

CALS professors Molly Jahn, Judith Kimble and Richard Lindroth were among five UW-Madison faculty members to be awarded fellowships from the American Association for the […]

Nov
23rd
Advisors: Important info for students planning to take Intro Biology 152
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Advisors: Important info for students planning to take Intro Biology 152

Advisors: What follows is important information for any students who are planning to go into Zoology/Botany/Biology 152 – Introductory Biology without previously taking 151 on […]

Nov
21st
Diana Downs receives graduate teaching award
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Diana Downs receives graduate teaching award

Professor Diana Downs, Bacteriology, is the 2007 recipient of the American Society for Microbiology’s Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award. The award will be presented on May […]

Nov
21st
Jan. 22 is nomination deadline for UW-Madison Distinguished Teaching Awards
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Jan. 22 is nomination deadline for UW-Madison Distinguished Teaching Awards

It’s time to nominate candidates for the UW-Madison faculty Distinguished Teaching Awards. The Committee on Distinguished Teaching Awards encourages the nomination of any exceptional distinguished […]

Nov
20th
Research division hot topics and FAQs
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Research division hot topics and FAQs

Welcome to Dan Olson, who has accepted a Research Administrator position in CALS Research Division. With the addition of Dan, the research division has juggled […]

Nov
20th
New web-based system should help in meeting Feb. 5 NIH grants deadline
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New web-based system should help in meeting Feb. 5 NIH grants deadline

The UW has purchased a Web-based Grants.gov system called Cayuse424 that is MUCH easier to use than the Grants.gov PureEdge tool. It will be available […]

Nov
20th
Recently posted funding opportunities
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Recently posted funding opportunities

Deadlines approaching on these funding opportunities, which were recently posted at the CALS Research Division website: https://cals.wisc.edu/research/Funding/

Nov
20th