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Lunchtime Wellness event at Allen Garden: DIY garden charm – Aug. 23
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Lunchtime Wellness event at Allen Garden: DIY garden charm – Aug. 23

Aug
20th
Reminder: FY20 WAES Hatch, McIntire-Stennis proposals due Sept. 7
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Reminder: FY20 WAES Hatch, McIntire-Stennis proposals due Sept. 7

FY20 CALS/WAES Hatch and McIntire-Stennis Call for Proposals New/Important this year: On page 8 of the updated request for proposals under Future Goals, the PI […]

Aug
20th
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education Fall Research Competition is open
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The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education Fall Research Competition is open

Aug
20th
CALS in the News for the Week of August 11 – August 17
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CALS in the News for the Week of August 11 – August 17

In the News The Corn of the Future Is Hundreds of Years Old and Makes Its Own Mucus Smithsonian, 8/10/2018 Quoted: Jean-Michel Ané, Bacteriology Romancing […]

Aug
17th
Thea Whitman receives Aberle Faculty Fellow Award
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Thea Whitman receives Aberle Faculty Fellow Award

Thea Whitman, assistant professor of soil science, has been selected to receive an Elton D. and Carrie R. Aberle Faculty Fellow Award. Whitman’s research program […]

Aug
16th
CALS faculty hiring decisions for FY19
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CALS faculty hiring decisions for FY19

At their annual retreat last week, Dean Kate VandenBosch informed department chairs of the approved FY19 faculty positions. There were several requests for both a […]

Aug
16th
Food Waste and Sustainability Symposium – Sept. 27
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Food Waste and Sustainability Symposium – Sept. 27

The Food Research Institute and the Institute for Food Safety and Public Health will co-host “Food Waste and Sustainability: Strategies to Improve Food Safety, Food […]

Aug
16th
Laura Hernandez awarded NIH grant to study impacts of antidepressants and breastfeeding on bone health
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Laura Hernandez awarded NIH grant to study impacts of antidepressants and breastfeeding on bone health

Laura Hernandez, associate professor of dairy science, is part of a team recently awarded an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health. Also on […]

Aug
16th
Paul Koch and Lucia Gutierrez receive Toepfer Faculty Fellow Awards
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Paul Koch and Lucia Gutierrez receive Toepfer Faculty Fellow Awards

Plant pathology assistant professor Paul Koch and agronomy assistant professor Lucia Gutierrez were recently selected to receive Alfred Toepfer Faculty Fellow Awards. Koch’s research is focused on […]

Aug
16th
Urban ag intro course offered as part of new School for Urban Agriculture
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Urban ag intro course offered as part of new School for Urban Agriculture

The Farm and Industry Short Course is offering a new, one-credit course on urban agriculture that is open to UW–Madison students and community members, in […]

Aug
16th