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Nine grad students receive CIAS mini-grant awards
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Nine grad students receive CIAS mini-grant awards

The CIAS Mini-Grant Program provides funding for graduate students to conduct research and outreach projects over the course of a single summer. In 2022, nine […]

Jun
12th
Badger Crop Connect topics for summer webinars announced
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Badger Crop Connect topics for summer webinars announced

The Badger Crop Connect Webinar series provides farmers, agronomists, and crop consultants with timely crops and soils information. Webinars feature UW–Madison Division of Extension experts. […]

Jun
10th
CALS in the News for the Week of June 4 – June 10
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CALS in the News for the Week of June 4 – June 10

In the News Why the global soil shortage threatens food, medicine and the climate CNBC, 6/5/22 Interviewed: Jo Handelsman, Plant Pathology Summer Monarch Populations Are […]

Jun
10th
CALS Wellness Committee tip: Keeping cool and staying safe in severe heat
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CALS Wellness Committee tip: Keeping cool and staying safe in severe heat

40 degrees…90 degrees…60 degrees…and then 90 degrees again. The temperature just can’t seem to make up its mind this spring and summer! Your CALS Wellness […]

Jun
10th
CALS travel and expense reimbursement training – Jun. 16
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CALS travel and expense reimbursement training – Jun. 16

CALS Travel and Expense Reimbursement Training will be offered on Thursday, June 16, at 9:30 a.m. Come hear from the accountants who approve your reimbursements. […]

Jun
10th
Four CALS projects receive Research Forward funding
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Four CALS projects receive Research Forward funding

Sixteen projects have been selected for funding in the second round of Research Forward, including four projects run by CALS PIs. The four CALS-led projects, […]

Jun
10th
CALS Facilities Master Plan defines project vision and guiding principles
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CALS Facilities Master Plan defines project vision and guiding principles

The CALS Facilities Master Plan Project released the project vision and guiding principles, the purpose of which are to provide a “North Star” demonstrating collective […]

Jun
10th
Wisconsin Crop Improvement Association Seed Lab receives USDA accreditation, allowing easier access to foreign markets
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Wisconsin Crop Improvement Association Seed Lab receives USDA accreditation, allowing easier access to foreign markets

The Wisconsin Crop Improvement Association (WCIA) announced that its Seed Laboratory has achieved accreditation by the US Department of Agriculture Accredited Seed Laboratory (ASL) program.

Jun
9th
Four CALS faculty honored with Vilas professorships and awards
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Four CALS faculty honored with Vilas professorships and awards

Four CALS faculty members, listed below, were among 32 UW–Madison faculty selected to receive Vilas professorships and awards this year. The awards are supported by […]

Jun
9th
GHI offers webinar on benefits of industrialized hemp – Jun. 21
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GHI offers webinar on benefits of industrialized hemp – Jun. 21

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) hosts a special summer Global Health Tuesday webinar on June 21 from 9:30-10:30 a.m.  Panelists from UW-Madison, […]

Jun
9th