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Dominique Brossard to discuss climate engineering at public lecture – Sept. 14
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Dominique Brossard to discuss climate engineering at public lecture – Sept. 14

Dominique Brossard, professor/chair of the Department of Life Sciences Communication, will be a discussant at “Searching for answers on a warming planet: Why we may […]

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Arboretum conference offers native gardeners guidance, ideas – Sept. 17
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Arboretum conference offers native gardeners guidance, ideas – Sept. 17

As fall approaches and the sun gets lower in the sky, mark the end of one growing season by planning for the next at the […]

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Faculty of Color Reception set for Sept. 18
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Faculty of Color Reception set for Sept. 18

The tradition of welcoming new faculty of color and honoring newly-promoted faculty of color will continue on Monday, Sept. 18, from 5 p.m. to 7 […]

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Chancellor Blank: Repealing DACA puts promising students at risk
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Chancellor Blank: Repealing DACA puts promising students at risk

The following statement by UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank was published on the UW-Madison News website on Monday, Sept. 5: Like our colleagues in the Association of […]

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Campus museums recreate ‘cabinet of natural history’ digitally
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Campus museums recreate ‘cabinet of natural history’ digitally

In 1849, the Board of Regents of the new University of Wisconsin directed the curation of the state’s plants, animals and minerals in a “cabinet […]

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Reminder: CALS Associate Dean for Extension and Outreach candidate presentation set for Sept. 11
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Reminder: CALS Associate Dean for Extension and Outreach candidate presentation set for Sept. 11

The search committee for the CALS Associate Dean for Extension and Outreach recently announced one finalist for the position: Douglas Reinemann, professor in the Department […]

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Gut microbes compete for nutrients and affect metabolism, development in mice
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Gut microbes compete for nutrients and affect metabolism, development in mice

“Gut bacteria get to use a lot of our food before we do,” says Federico Rey, a professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Then […]

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Save the date: 7th annual Plant Sciences Symposium – Nov. 17
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Save the date: 7th annual Plant Sciences Symposium – Nov. 17

The 7th annual DuPont Pioneer Plant Sciences Symposium will be held on Nov. 17, 2017 in the H.F. Deluca Forum of the Wisconsin Institute for […]

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Network before football at WALSAA Fire-Up event – Sept. 9
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Network before football at WALSAA Fire-Up event – Sept. 9

The 2017 WALSAA Football Fire-Up is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9! Join fellow alumni and friends of CALS for the tailgate and silent auction before […]

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CALS In the News for the week of Aug. 25 – Sep. 2
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CALS In the News for the week of Aug. 25 – Sep. 2

News Two-thirds of Americans approve of editing human DNA to treat disease  The Verge, 8/30/2017 Quoted: Dietram Scheufele, Life Sciences Communication How Moldy Hay and […]

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