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Demeter grants available for student clubs and organizations
Demeter is a local organization of people interested in agriculture with a long history of financial support for CALS students. An important Demeter program is […]
WALSAA welcomes new board of directors members
The Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association (WALSAA) is pleased to announce Dawn Manthei, Paul Mitchell, Lindsey Sarbacker, Andrew Stevens and Rachel Zwieg as […]
Faculty and staff invited to indicate interest in serving on CALS committees
This email was sent to CALS academic staff, faculty and university staff on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Dear CALS Faculty and Staff- College of Agricultural and […]
Mooving Cows video game teaches proper cow handling skills
A new educational video game called “Mooving Cows,” which gives dairy workers and anyone interested the opportunity to practice cow handling skills, is now publicly […]
Extension welcomes new Organic Transition Outreach Specialist to focus on organic programming and education
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension welcomes a new Outreach Specialist focused on organic transition, supporting growers through a sometimes-challenging process and growing organics […]
CALS in the News for the week of January 20 – 26
January 26, 2024 In the News Rural Wisconsinites see farm pollution, PFAS as big threats to clean drinking water, UW survey findsMilwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/24/24Quoted: […]
Genetics colloquium: Joshua Arribere on how animals degrade mRNAs with early stop codons – Jan. 31
The Genetics colloquium is held Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. in-person in Genetics/Biotech 1111 and online via Zoom. This week’s speaker is Joshua Arribere from UC Santa […]
Lunchtime yoga with the CALS Community of Wellness – Feb. 7
The CALS Community of Wellness is excited to host a lunchtime yoga session for CALS employees, graduate students and post-docs on Wednesday, Feb. 7, from […]
Global Conversations: Feeding the World – Feb. 15