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Grant awarded: USDA Funds OREI grant to use ecology, tools, and technology to take tillage out of organic grain crop production
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Grant awarded: USDA Funds OREI grant to use ecology, tools, and technology to take tillage out of organic grain crop production

Erin Silva (Plant Pathology) was awarded a grant through the Organic Research and Extension Initiative at USDA (lead Cornell University). The award will provide $800K […]

Sep
4th
Grant awarded: USDA funds SCRI grant to develop tools and community resources for genomics-assisted breeding in polyploids
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Grant awarded: USDA funds SCRI grant to develop tools and community resources for genomics-assisted breeding in polyploids

Jeff Endelman (Horticulture) was awarded a grant through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative at USDA (lead Texas A&M University). The award will provide a total of $610K over four […]

Sep
4th
Extension launches new podcast about new and alternative crops
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Extension launches new podcast about new and alternative crops

Agricultural diversification is a hot topic right now. Faced with an ongoing stretch of depressed commodity prices, growers are looking for other cropping options. To […]

Sep
4th
CALS in the News for the Week of August 29-September 4
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CALS in the News for the Week of August 29-September 4

In the News New UW dining hall restrictions raise food accessibility concerns for off-campus students Wisconsin State Journal, 9/2/20 Mentioned: F.H. King Students for Sustainable […]

Sep
4th
Grant awarded: USDA funds OREI grant to develop a collaborative plant breeding network for organic systems in the Upper Midwest
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Grant awarded: USDA funds OREI grant to develop a collaborative plant breeding network for organic systems in the Upper Midwest

Julie Dawson (Horticulture) was recently awarded a grant through the Organic Research and Extension Initiative at USDA. The award will provide a total of $1M […]

Sep
3rd
Nancy Keller honored by Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
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Nancy Keller honored by Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Nancy Keller, a professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology in SMPH and the Department of Bacteriology in CALS, has been selected to […]

Sep
3rd
Amy Betzelberger receives Early Career Excellence Award from Office of Undergraduate Advising
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Amy Betzelberger receives Early Career Excellence Award from Office of Undergraduate Advising

Amy Betzelberger has been awarded the 2020 Early Career Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award. The award, given by the Office for Undergraduate Advising (OUA) at […]

Sep
3rd
Resources to address and report climate concerns
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Resources to address and report climate concerns

Dear CALS community, Amid a year of unprecedented challenges, UW–Madison and our college remain committed to building a strong community and to hold people accountable […]

Sep
3rd
CALS EDC Lunch and Learn: CALS update on diversity and inclusion – Sept. 14
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CALS EDC Lunch and Learn: CALS update on diversity and inclusion – Sept. 14

Members of the CALS community are invited to join the fourth session of the CALS Equity and Diversity Committee’s 2020 Lunch and Learn series. “CALS […]

Sep
3rd
New online tool provides furlough balances
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New online tool provides furlough balances

UW–Madison employees who are on Campus-wide, Intermittent Furlough can now check their furlough balances online using the Furlough Calculator at hr.wisc.edu/covid19/furlough/calculator. The calculator shows an […]

Sep
2nd