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Apply by Apr. 23 for TeachOnline@UW summer sessions
The UW–Madison’s Educational Innovation (EI) Initiative will be offering TeachOnline@UW Program summer sessions this year. This program is a great opportunity for instructors to get […]
It’s bike tune-up time: Stop by the University Bicycle Resource Center
Spring will be here soon, so your CALS Wellness Committee thought now would be a good time to share some information on the University Bicycle […]
Keeping a CALS education affordable for undergraduate students
All across the state of Wisconsin, UW–Madison changes lives through its research contributions, commitment to public service and entrepreneurial activities. From February through June, the […]
THOR wrangles complex microbiomes into a model for improving them
“Microbial communities run the world,” says Jo Handelsman, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “People always laugh when I […]
John Curtis: The original restoration ecologist
Bring up conservation in Wisconsin and you’ll often hear the name John Curtis MS1935, PhD1937 along with such innovators as Aldo Leopold. A professor of botany, Curtis was […]
New biosensor highlights best biofuel-producing microbes
A major goal of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center is to harness the power of microbes to create biofuels. But often, it’s an expensive […]
Research data management plans 101: How to use DMPTool to create plans for NIH funding
As more funders require a data management plan (DMP) on grant applications, writing and following an effective DMP is critical to research success. An upcoming […]
WEI panel discussion: Renewable energy’s impact on rural and ag landscapes – Mar. 13
With an increasing prevalence of renewable sources of energy will come a noticeable transformation in rural and agricultural landscapes in Wisconsin and across the country. […]
CALS Communicators Group meeting to focus on website design with students in mind – Mar. 19
The next CALS Communicators Group meeting is set for Tuesday, March 19 from 9 – 10:30 a.m. in Room 6201 of the Microbial Sciences Building. […]
Learning how animals remember: How science uses microscopic worms to understand our own memories – Apr. 9
DEVELOPING YOUR PASSION FOR SCIENCE Daniel Colón-Ramos works with the roundworm C. elegans as a means of advancing knowledge of the fundamental building blocks of […]