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New book by Michael Bell explores broken link between religion and agriculture
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New book by Michael Bell explores broken link between religion and agriculture

Michael Bell, director of the UW–Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) and professor of community and environmental sociology, has authored a book entitled “City […]

Feb
22nd
Call for proposals for CIAS graduate student summer mini-grant program
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Call for proposals for CIAS graduate student summer mini-grant program

The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) invites graduate student applications for our summer mini-grant program, which is made possible through a generous donation from […]

Feb
21st
WN@tL this week: Mutlu Özdoğan on satellite crop management
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WN@tL this week: Mutlu Özdoğan on satellite crop management

Crop management and the utilization of satellites to map fields from space will be the focus of this week’s Wednesday Nite @ the Lab talk […]

Feb
19th
Answers to CALS Redesign questions
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Answers to CALS Redesign questions

Since the release of the report from the CALS Redesign Committee, several questions have been asked about the next steps in the process. Answers to […]

Feb
19th
Provost’s Office launches website on UW–Madison/UW Extension restructuring
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Provost’s Office launches website on UW–Madison/UW Extension restructuring

The UW-Madison Office of the Provost created a website to track progress of  the portions of UW Extension (UWEX) that will be moving to UW–Madison. […]

Feb
19th
Blue Sky Science video: How do cows make milk?
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Blue Sky Science video: How do cows make milk?

When a Madison elementary school student posed the question “How do cows make milk?,” the Blue Sky Science team turned to CALS associate professor of dairy […]

Feb
19th
Urban foxes and coyotes learn to set aside their differences and coexist
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Urban foxes and coyotes learn to set aside their differences and coexist

Diverging from centuries of established behavioral norms, red fox and coyote have gone against their wild instincts and learned to coexist in the urban environment […]

Feb
19th
CALS In the News for the week of Feb. 10 – Feb. 16
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CALS In the News for the week of Feb. 10 – Feb. 16

News In a Less Snowy World, Can White-Coated Animals Survive? The Atlantic, 2/15/2018 Quoted: Ben Zuckerberg, Forest and Wildlife Ecology There’s no such thing as naturally […]

Feb
16th
Badger Meat Science Club hosts “whole hog break down” fundraiser – Feb. 22
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Badger Meat Science Club hosts “whole hog break down” fundraiser – Feb. 22

The Badger Meat Science Club is hosting a “Whole Hog Break Down” fundraising event on Thursday, Feb. 22 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Participants in […]

Feb
16th
Allen Centennial Garden Spring 2018 events
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Allen Centennial Garden Spring 2018 events

The Allen Centennial Garden will be hosting a series of events in spring 2018. To learn more, visit allencentennialgarden.org. Warm Drinks – Cold Sculptures February 22, […]

Feb
16th