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New faculty profile: Paul Stoy focuses on natural resources engineering
Paul Stoy joined the Department of Biological Systems Engineering as an associate professor in August 2019. What is your hometown? Where did you grow up? […]
New faculty profile: Amy Trowbridge specializes in forest-insect interactions
Amy Trowbridge joined the Department of Entomology as an assistant professor in August 2019. What is your hometown? Where did you grow up? Aurora, Illinois. […]
New report on Wisconsin’s aquaculture industry
A new report about the state of aquaculture in Wisconsin, featuring results from a statewide survey of fish farmers, is now available. The survey was […]
UW System highlights Dairy Innovation Hub at recent meeting, organizes farm tour for Regents and UW deans
From improving human nutrition to assuring clean water to growing the farm economy while caring for animals, the Dairy Innovation Hub will harness the intellectual […]
Save the date: 2020 Wisconsin Ag Outlook Forum set for Jan. 28
The 2020 WI Agricultural Outlook Forum, which will feature the topic “The Business of Hemp in Wisconsin,” is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 at […]
“Dairy Brain” project launches Coordinated Innovation Network
Leaders of the Dairy Brain project, along with members of the project’s advisory committee, formally established the Dairy Brain Coordinated Innovation Network (Dairy Brain CIN) […]
WN@TL this week: Jo Handelsman on halting the nation’s soil erosion crisis – Oct. 16
Soil erosion remains a largely unrecognized crisis, and yet the loss of this precious resource threatens to cause mass starvation in a few decades. Throughout […]
Q&A with Alfred Hartemink: Open access publishing and what it means for scientific research
Alfred Hartemink, professor and chair of the Department of Soil Science, has been studying soils throughout the world for over 30 years. Throughout those three […]
This Tuesday: Deb Blum gives keynote talk about Go Big Read food safety book
Join Go Big Read for a special keynote event with Deborah Blum, the author of the 2019-2020 selection, The Poison Squad. Author talk will be […]
Video features Paul Ahlquist’s efforts to develop broad-spectrum antivirals
A new video by the Morgridge Institute for Research features CALS plant pathology professor Paul Ahlquist, who is the director of the John W. and […]