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Steven Ricke receives Arm & Hammer Food Safety Award
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Steven Ricke receives Arm & Hammer Food Safety Award

Steven Ricke, a professor in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, was recognized for his food safety research accomplishments as the 2025 recipient of […]

Aug
8th
Position opportunities: Instructors for Inter-Ag 155 and CALS Honors in Research program
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Position opportunities: Instructors for Inter-Ag 155 and CALS Honors in Research program

The CALS Office of Academic Affairs is seeking passionate, qualified CALS instructors to teach high-impact courses in CALS:

Aug
8th
Undergrad Zhaoyue Chen researches food safety during internship in Greece
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Undergrad Zhaoyue Chen researches food safety during internship in Greece

Aug
8th
Find funding opportunities in CALS Research Division’s database
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Find funding opportunities in CALS Research Division’s database

Aug
8th
New faculty profile: Margaret Zimmer studies the movement of water across landscapes
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New faculty profile: Margaret Zimmer studies the movement of water across landscapes

Margaret Zimmer joined UW–Madison as a visiting associate professor in August 2024. She became an associate professor in the Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences […]

Aug
7th
CALS in the News for the week of July 26 – August 1
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CALS in the News for the week of July 26 – August 1

August 4, 2025 In the News Research: Rising Housing Costs Hinder Community Well-BeingMSN, 7/29/25Mentioned: Erin Gaede, Student, Agricultural and Applied Economics Mentioned: Tessa Conroy, Agricultural […]

Aug
4th
CALS climate survey report available
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CALS climate survey report available

In the fall of 2024, the college embarked on a climate survey to follow an earlier survey from 2020.  Survey data were collected and maintained […]

Aug
4th
UW Spooner Ag Research Station hosts Twilight Garden Tour Aug. 21
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UW Spooner Ag Research Station hosts Twilight Garden Tour Aug. 21

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Spooner Agricultural Research Station will host its annual Twilight Garden Tour on Thursday, August 21, from 4:00 p.m. to dusk. The […]

Aug
4th
Satellites show that strictly protected marine areas exclude industrial fishing
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Satellites show that strictly protected marine areas exclude industrial fishing

Illegal fishing is a global problem that threatens the health of ocean ecosystems and the economic viability of the fishing industry. Marine protected areas (MPAs)—zones […]

Aug
4th
UW Applied Population Lab and City of Madison provide new data for Neighborhood Indicators Project
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UW Applied Population Lab and City of Madison provide new data for Neighborhood Indicators Project

New data on housing, health and more in the City of Madison are now available as part of the latest update to the Neighborhood Indicators Project. […]

Aug
4th