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CALS in the News for the Week of April 28-May 4
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CALS in the News for the Week of April 28-May 4

In the News UW researchers find CWD-causing prions in soil and water around mineral licks Madison.com, 5/04/2018 Quoted: Mike Samuel, Emeritus, Forest and Wildlife Ecology […]

May
7th
Katherine Curtis, Katrina Forest and Laura Hernandez named Vilas Associates
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Katherine Curtis, Katrina Forest and Laura Hernandez named Vilas Associates

Katherine Curtis (Community and Environmental Sociology), Katrina Forest (Bacteriology) and Laura Hernandez (Dairy Science) were among 26 faculty winners of the Vilas Associates Competition. The Vilas Associates […]

May
7th
Reminder: Help celebrate CALS grads at pre-commencement event this Saturday
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Reminder: Help celebrate CALS grads at pre-commencement event this Saturday

May
7th
WARF Essential Topics Series covers university and industry partnerships – May 16
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WARF Essential Topics Series covers university and industry partnerships – May 16

The latest installment of WARF’s Essential Topics Series, “Sowing Solutions through UW & Industry Partnerships,” will feature a panel including CALS Dean Kate VandenBosch. The […]

May
7th
This Wednesday: Celebrate your outstanding colleagues at the CALS Awards ceremony
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This Wednesday: Celebrate your outstanding colleagues at the CALS Awards ceremony

The CALS community is invited to help celebrate the college’s staff and faculty honorees, including 2018 CALS faculty and staff award winners and 2017 recipients […]

Apr
30th
Jennifer Blazek named FISC director
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Jennifer Blazek named FISC director

The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) has named Jennifer Blazek as the new director of the college’s Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC), […]

Apr
30th
Tricia Gorby named Cooperative Extension’s Natural Resources Institute Director
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Tricia Gorby named Cooperative Extension’s Natural Resources Institute Director

UW-Extension Cooperative Extension recently named Tricia Gorby to the position of Natural Resources Institute Director. The Natural Resources Institute is part of the Department of Agriculture […]

Apr
30th
OHR Payroll Services advises employees to do a “paycheck checkup”
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OHR Payroll Services advises employees to do a “paycheck checkup”

The following is a recent message from UW-Madison OHR Payroll Services: Dear UW-Madison Employee, As a result of the Federal Tax Reform bill passed in […]

Apr
30th
NIFA funding opportunities
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NIFA funding opportunities

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Sustainable Agricultural Systems Applications to the FY 2018 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS) Request […]

Apr
30th
UW Family Gardening Day set for May 5
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UW Family Gardening Day set for May 5

Whether your garden sprawls across an acre or fits into a pot on your balcony, you are invited to gather ideas at the UW Family Gardening […]

Apr
30th