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UW–Madison COVID-19 response: Week of 4/26 – 4/30
Asynchronous online course tips and resources for instructors
As an online instructor, it’s important to be as present and interactive online as you would in a classroom setting. This can be challenging with […]
CALS in the News for the Week of April 24 – 30
In the News Invasive garlic mustard hurts native species—but its harmful powers wane over time National Geographic via MSN, 4/26/21 Quoted: Richard Lankau, Plant Pathology […]
Elina Adhikari receives 2021 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum Early Career Award
Elina Adhikari, a research associate in Jeff Endelman’s research lab in the Department of Horticulture, was recently awarded a 2021 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in […]
Michael Cox named ASBMB fellow
Michael Cox, professor of biochemistry, was recently named a fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). The 2021 fellows, the inaugural […]
Instructors to begin using Zoom in place of Blackboard Collaborate this summer
The following message was recently sent from John Zumbrunnen and Lois Brooks. Dear Colleagues, The University of Wisconsin System (UWS) recently concluded its Web Conferencing […]
Tom Brock, who discovered world-changing extremophiles, dies at 94
Tom Brock, a pioneering microbiologist who redefined the bounds of life, passed away at his home in Madison in April from complications following a fall. […]
Cybersecurity awareness training starts Apr. 27, look for email from Drip7
This week, campus faculty and IT staff will start receiving emails to register for and complete the 2021 Cybersecurity Awareness Training. The training will be […]
Too many accounts and passwords? Try LastPass
Are you looking for a way to manage the dozens of accounts you have while not reusing the same password, over and over? LastPass is […]
UHS expands vaccine appointments, recommends students get first dose as soon as possible
UHS shared the following message on April 22: UHS has abundant vaccine supplies and opened up vaccine appointments over the weekend, with pop-up clinics on […]