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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
WEI “Building a Circular Bioeconomy Ecosystem in Wisconsin” workshop in Appleton on Jun. 21
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 […]
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 […]
Employee appreciation ice cream social to be held on Bascom Hill – Jun. 27
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 […]