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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Process for requesting mandatory COVID-19 testing of employees
This message was e-mailed to CALS department chairs, center directors and administrators on 9/2/2020. Chairs/Directors/Administrators, The campus COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy allows UW-Madison to require […]
Dairy Innovation Hub sponsors student challenge to address dairy challenges
This fall, the Dairy Innovation Hub, in partnership with the HyperX Madison student organization, will be hosting a Student Challenge focused on developing new ideas to address problems […]
Opportunities for pandemic-affected research continuation funding
This message was distributed by Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education Steve Ackerman on 8/31/20. Dear Colleagues: While research is being restarted gradually on […]
Special session of the UW–Madison Faculty Senate on Sept. 14
Under the authority of Faculty Policies & Procedures 2.06, The University Committee has called for a special session of the Faculty Senate, primarily to collectively […]