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CALS Wellness Committee tip: Preventing tick and mosquito bites
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CALS Wellness Committee tip: Preventing tick and mosquito bites

Summertime is the time for getting outside and enjoying nature. However, it is also the season for ticks and mosquitoes. And, unfortunately, things are off […]

Jun
9th
Grant awarded: Scott Brainard receives USDA-NIFA funding for breeding higher yielding chestnut varieties
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Grant awarded: Scott Brainard receives USDA-NIFA funding for breeding higher yielding chestnut varieties

Scott Brainard, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Horticulture, received $225,000 for his project “Leveraging seedling chestnut orchards to rapidly breed higher yielding varieties using […]

Jun
7th
Grant awarded: Julie Dawson receives USDA-NIFA funding for improving kernel quality characteristics in American hazelnut
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Grant awarded: Julie Dawson receives USDA-NIFA funding for improving kernel quality characteristics in American hazelnut

Julie Dawson, associate professor in the Department of Horticulture, received $649,604 for her project “Breeding for improved kernel quality characteristics in American hazelnut” through NIFA’s […]

Jun
7th
Grant awarded: Hasan Khatib receives USDA NIFA funding to explore paternal nutrition’s impact on early embryonic development and offspring fertility
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Grant awarded: Hasan Khatib receives USDA NIFA funding to explore paternal nutrition’s impact on early embryonic development and offspring fertility

Hasan Khatib, professor in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, received $650,000 for his project “The effects of paternal nutrition on early embryonic development […]

Jun
7th
Grant awarded: Xuejun Pan receives USDA NIFA funding to develop biodegradable mulch films made from biomass
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Grant awarded: Xuejun Pan receives USDA NIFA funding to develop biodegradable mulch films made from biomass

Xuejun Pan, professor in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering, received $1,000,000 for his project “Biobased, fully soil-biodegradable mulch films prepared from biomass for sustainable […]

Jun
7th
WEI “Building a Circular Bioeconomy Ecosystem in Wisconsin” workshop in Appleton on Jun. 21
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WEI “Building a Circular Bioeconomy Ecosystem in Wisconsin” workshop in Appleton on Jun. 21

Jun
7th
Kelley Kula joins CALS as safety coordinator
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Kelley Kula joins CALS as safety coordinator

On May 1, 2023, Kelley Kula joined the CALS Office of the Dean and Director as safety coordinator. In this role, he is responsible for […]

Jun
7th
Four projects with CALS co-investigators receive Research Forward funding
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Four projects with CALS co-investigators receive Research Forward funding

Sixteen projects have been selected for funding in the third round of Research Forward, including four projects with CALS co-PIs. These projects, described in further detail […]

Jun
7th
Employee appreciation ice cream social to be held on Bascom Hill – Jun. 27
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Employee appreciation ice cream social to be held on Bascom Hill – Jun. 27

Jun
7th
New faculty profile: Mark Meyer explores vitamin D’s mitigative role in inflammatory disease and cancer
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New faculty profile: Mark Meyer explores vitamin D’s mitigative role in inflammatory disease and cancer

Mark Meyer joined the UW–Madison faculty in March 2023 as an assistant professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences. What is your hometown? Where did […]

Jun
7th