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GHI webinar: Ben Zuckerberg joins expert panel on climate change, infectious disease and animal behavior – Sept. 27
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GHI webinar: Ben Zuckerberg joins expert panel on climate change, infectious disease and animal behavior – Sept. 27

On Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m. a panel of UW–Madison experts examines the connections between climate change, emerging infectious diseases and animal behavior.

Sep
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Anna Pidgeon named fellow of American Ornithological Society
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Anna Pidgeon named fellow of American Ornithological Society

The American Ornithological Society (AOS) has named FWE’s Anna Pidgeon as a 2022 fellow.

Sep
15th
New faculty profile: Jennifer Raynor studies the economic dimensions of fish and wildlife management
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New faculty profile: Jennifer Raynor studies the economic dimensions of fish and wildlife management

Jennifer Raynor joined the UW–Madison faculty in August 2022 as an assistant professor in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology. What is your hometown? […]

Sep
15th
Orrin Rongstad, professor emeritus of forest and wildlife ecology, dies at 91
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Orrin Rongstad, professor emeritus of forest and wildlife ecology, dies at 91

Orrin Rongstad, age 91, of Middleton, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.

Sep
14th
Applications open for USGS Mendenhall postdoctoral fellowship program – due Nov. 1
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Applications open for USGS Mendenhall postdoctoral fellowship program – due Nov. 1

The next group of Mendenhall opportunities are now open! Applications will be accepted from September 1 through November 1, 2022.

Sep
14th
Save the date: Soil science will host Global Conference on Sandy Soils in Jun. 2023
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Save the date: Soil science will host Global Conference on Sandy Soils in Jun. 2023

The Department of Soil Science will host a Global Conference on Sandy Soils at UW–Madison June 4 – 8.

Sep
14th
Annual Fire Up marks 50 years for WALSAA
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Annual Fire Up marks 50 years for WALSAA

On Saturday, Sept. 10, more than 300 alumni and friends attended the Fire Up tailgate party sponsored by WALSAA (the Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences […]

Sep
12th
Kent Weigel, Milo Whitbank named first Judge John J. Crown chairs
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Kent Weigel, Milo Whitbank named first Judge John J. Crown chairs

Kent Weigel and Milo Wiltbank, both professors in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, have been named the inaugural recipients of […]

Sep
12th
Allen Centennial Garden hosts welcome week events for new and returning students
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Allen Centennial Garden hosts welcome week events for new and returning students

CALS graduate students are invited to ACG’s Welcome Week 2022 for free activities in the garden!

Sep
12th
Photos: New CALS students Jackson Banks and Rutuja Gupte navigate the first day of class
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Photos: New CALS students Jackson Banks and Rutuja Gupte navigate the first day of class

Navigating the first day of classes for new students to campus is an exhilarating, nerve-wracking and memorable experience. Two CALS students had their first day photographed.

Sep
12th