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Grad students, post docs: Apply to be a WARF Ambassador
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Grad students, post docs: Apply to be a WARF Ambassador

WARF is seeking graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to serve as WARF Ambassadors for the 2017-18 academic year. WARF Ambassadors help enhance the vital connection between research […]

Jul
26th
Nominations sought for new UW award for office support staff
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Nominations sought for new UW award for office support staff

The Office of the Secretary of the University Staff has announced a new award for office support staff this year and are seeking nominations. Due […]

Jul
24th
DOE selects Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center for next-phase funding
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DOE selects Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center for next-phase funding

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) for an additional five years of funding to develop sustainable alternatives to […]

Jul
24th
PodCALS tackles late blight of potatoes and tomatoes
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PodCALS tackles late blight of potatoes and tomatoes

You may have heard about late blight of potatoes and tomatoes without even realizing it – it was the disease that caused the Irish potato […]

Jul
24th
Blue Sky Science video: Why (and for how long) do butterflies stay in a cocoon?
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Blue Sky Science video: Why (and for how long) do butterflies stay in a cocoon?

When a Madison elementary school student posed the question “Why (and for how long) do butterflies stay in a cocoon?,” the Blue Sky Science team turned […]

Jul
24th
UW center plays key role in finding Zika-transmitting mosquito in state
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UW center plays key role in finding Zika-transmitting mosquito in state

The new Upper Midwestern Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases, led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, this week identified the Asian tiger mosquito, which can […]

Jul
24th
CALS In the News for the Week of July 14 – July 21
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CALS In the News for the Week of July 14 – July 21

Mosquito News Mosquito capable of transmitting Zika virus found in Dane County, officials say Wisconsin Public Radio, 7/17/2017 Mentioned: Department of Entomology Doctor & expert […]

Jul
21st
Amaya Atucha, Christelle Guedot and Heather White receive Toepfer Faculty Fellow Awards
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Amaya Atucha, Christelle Guedot and Heather White receive Toepfer Faculty Fellow Awards

Horticulture assistant professor Amaya Atucha, entomology assistant professor Christelle Guedot and dairy science assistant professor Heather White have been selected to receive Alfred Toepfer Faculty Fellow […]

Jul
20th
Ahna Skop participates in leadership training to increase underrepresented STEM leaders
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Ahna Skop participates in leadership training to increase underrepresented STEM leaders

A new generation of underrepresented minority STEM leaders were trained to serve, strengthen and unify communities at the 2017 Linton-Poodry SACNAS Leadership Institute (LPSLI), held […]

Jul
20th
UW employees required to complete new sexual harassment and sexual violence training module
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UW employees required to complete new sexual harassment and sexual violence training module

The following message from UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank was sent to UW-Madison employees on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Preventing Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence at […]

Jul
19th