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2018 UW–Madison Outstanding Women of Color Awards
CALS in the News for the Week of August 18 – August 24
In the News Revolutionary corn discovery could save fertilizer, limit runoff and transform agriculture USA Today, 8/21/2018 Quoted: Jean-Michel Ané, Bacteriology How to Grow Beets This […]
Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists National Competition 2019
The Blavatnik Family Foundation is providing critical support to seed innovative work in science and technology that will address society’s most pressing global problems. These […]
Kick off event for new Organic Vegetable Farm Manager Registered Apprenticeship program – Aug. 29
The CALS community is invited to the kick off event for the new Organic Vegetable Farm Manager Registered Apprenticeship program, set for 3-5 p.m. on […]
Lunchtime wellness event at Allen Garden: Live music – Aug. 30
Metabolism investigator Jason Cantor joins Morgridge Institute, UW–Madison
Jason Cantor could describe himself as an engineer, biologist and biochemist, but don’t try to put his expertise into one box. Cantor, a scientist exploring […]
CALS Redesign: Updates from the department chairs’ retreat
The annual CALS department chairs retreat was held last Wednesday and included a college update from the dean before digging in to some redesign-related topics. […]
Website delivers actionable social science to foresters
A new website developed by researchers from the UW–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and UW-Extension teaches foresters how to more effectively work with landowners making […]
UW Organic Agriculture Field Day to focus on reducing tillage and intensifying cover crops
As farmers become increasingly aware of the importance of maintaining and improving soil health, they are seeking more options to integrate cover crops and perennials […]
Combining on and off switches, one protein can control flowering in plants
As plants stretch toward the summer sun, they are marching toward one of the most important decisions of their lives — when to flower. Too […]