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CALS department chairs for 2024-25
Here’s a list of CALS academic department chairs for the 2024-2025 year. Departments with new chairs this year are in bold. Agricultural and Applied Economics: Guanming ShiAnimal and […]
Strategies to keep food supply chains functioning during extreme events
The COVID-19 pandemic expanded our everyday vocabulary to include words such as “PCR test” and “supply chain.” Economists and the general public alike wondered what […]
Matt Ruark to advise Wisconsin Idea Fellowship undergrad project on food waste
Travel agency transition to Fox World Travel is complete
As of July 1, 2024, UW Travel Services has transitioned all individual travel arrangements from Travel Incorporated to Fox World Travel. Reference the Universities of Wisconsin TravelWIse […]
Grant awarded: Jean-Michel Ané receives USDA-NIFA funding for aerial root nitrogen-fixation work in elite maize
Jean-Michel Ané, professor in the Department of Bacteriology, received USDA-NIFA funding for his project Introgression of efficient aerial root nitrogen-fixation from tropical maize landraces into […]
Grant awarded: Jeff Endelman receives USDA-NIFA funding to improve selection methodology for breeding potato, blueberry
Jeff Endelman, associate professor and extension specialist in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, received USDA-NIFA funding for his project Partnership: Optimization of mate […]
CALS internal call reminder: Proposals to develop cultivars or other plant germplasm due Aug. 2
Proposals to develop cultivars or other plant germplasm due Aug. 2 Approximately $100,000 per year from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) will be available to […]
Monica White receives Distinguished Career Award from American Sociological Association
The American Sociological Association (ASA) recently honored Monica White, associate professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology, with its Distinguished Career Award for […]
MOSAIC hosts cultural food exchange – July 13
On Saturday, July 13 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, join MOSAIC (Mentorship Opportunities in Science & Agriculture for Individuals of Color) for their second […]