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Slots available at Mar. 18 StayWell health screening event at Microbial Sciences Building
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Slots available at Mar. 18 StayWell health screening event at Microbial Sciences Building

On Monday, Mar. 18 – just two weeks away – there will be a free StayWell health screening event for CALS employees at the Microbial […]

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USDA NIFA funding opportunities update – Mar. 1, 2019
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USDA NIFA funding opportunities update – Mar. 1, 2019

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Did you recently start receiving multiple eCALS newsletters? If yes, here’s why
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Did you recently start receiving multiple eCALS newsletters? If yes, here’s why

Recently, some eCALS readers noticed that they’ve started receiving multiple copies of the eCALS newsletter. There is a reason for that. It’s related to a change […]

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Radiation-resistant E. coli, evolved in the lab, give view into DNA repair
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Radiation-resistant E. coli, evolved in the lab, give view into DNA repair

Scientists in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry are watching evolution happen in real time. In a recent study published online in the Journal of Bacteriology, biochemistry […]

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Save the date: CALS portrait session set for April 8
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Save the date: CALS portrait session set for April 8

CALS External Relations will hold its next studio portrait session on Monday, April 8, 2019, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. in Room 38 of Agricultural Hall. Faculty, staff […]

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Nominations open for 2019 Honorary Recognition, Distinguished Service and Distinguished Alumni Awards
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Nominations open for 2019 Honorary Recognition, Distinguished Service and Distinguished Alumni Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2019 College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Honorary Recognition Award, Distinguished Service Award and Distinguished Alumni Award. These are […]

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Monica White to discuss new book Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement – Mar. 6
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Monica White to discuss new book Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement – Mar. 6

Join Monica White as she discusses agricultural resistance and the Black Freedom movement at this free, public lecture. Featuring research and excerpts from her new […]

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CALS redesign: Departmental plans outline path for college’s future
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CALS redesign: Departmental plans outline path for college’s future

At the end of December, all CALS’s academic departments submitted five-year plans delineating departmental strategies in the following areas: Goal 1: Strengthen the Research Portfolio […]

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CALS EDC lunch and learn: Lessons learned from Hurricane Maria – Mar. 11
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CALS EDC lunch and learn: Lessons learned from Hurricane Maria – Mar. 11

Members of the CALS community are invited to join the next session of the CALS Equity and Diversity Committee’s 2018-2019 Lunch and Learn Series: “When […]

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Spring issue of Grow explores beet breeding, CALS learning communities, APL and more
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Spring issue of Grow explores beet breeding, CALS learning communities, APL and more

The spring issue of Grow magazine has arrived in mailboxes, and it’s also available online in multiple formats. Feature stories include COVER STORY: A Different […]

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