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Grant awarded: Kaiping Chen receives Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funding to engage underrepresented communities in climate equity discussions
A research team led by Kaiping Chen, assistant professor of life sciences communication, recently received $300,000 in funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for an […]
Marshall Finner, professor emeritus of BSE, dies at 95
Marshall Frederick Finner, age 95, passed away on July 5, 2022 at Noel Manor Retirement Living Center in Verona, Wisconsin.
New research opportunities with USDA-ARS
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is accepting applications for paid internship and fellowship opportunities at the USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS). […]
Human neurons aid in understanding autism
This confocal microscope image depicts a human neuronal organoid — a minute assembly of human brain cells — growing on a patterned substrate. The axons […]
Reminder: Kate VandenBosch’s farewell to the deanship event – Jul. 26
Join CALS to celebrate Kate VandenBosch’s farewell to the deanship on Tuesday, July 26, from 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m at the Meat Science and […]
CALS Wellness tip: 988 is new national suicide and crisis lifeline number
Americans nationwide now have an alternative to 911 for mental health crisis support. Calls or texts to 988 will tap into a network of trained […]
CALS Global director candidate presentation update; feedback due Aug. 5
The last public presentations by finalists for the CALS Global director position were on Friday, July 29. Due to unforeseen technology issues, candidate presentations were […]
WN@TL this week: Dennis Halterman on fighting potato diseases – Jul. 27
Tune in on Wednesday, July 27 at 7:00 p.m. for the next Wednesday Nite @ the Lab “Building a Better Potato – Fighting Diseases at […]
Erin Silva appointed CIAS director for three-year term
Earlier this week, Kate VandenBosch, dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, announced the appointment of Erin Silva as the […]
CALS researchers contribute to WICCI climate assessment report
Earlier this year, the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI) released its 2021 climate assessment report, Wisconsin’s Changing Climate: Impacts and Solutions for a […]