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NIFA announces $6 million for research on plant-biotic interactions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of approximately $6 million to support agriculturally relevant […]
CALS In the News for the week of May 12 – May 19
News Human genome editing: Who gets to decide? Scientific American, 5/18/2017 Written by: Dietram Scheufele, Life Sciences Communication New clues to healthy bones for those with […]
Biochemist Ophelia Venturelli wins Shaw Scientist Award
Ophelia Venturelli, assistant professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is one of two researchers in the University of Wisconsin System to earn seed […]
Francisco Arriaga named William Rothermel Bascom Professor in Soil Science
Soil science assistant professor Francisco Arriaga was recently appointed the William Rothermel Bascom Professor in Soil Science. The five-year professorship provides funding for research and scholarly activity. Arriaga’s […]
Registration open for UW Distance Teaching & Learning Conference – July 25-27
The University of Wisconsin-Madison pioneered distance education in 1891 when it offered the world’s first correspondence course. More than a century later, it remains on […]
Position opportunity: Associate Dean for Extension and Outreach
We would like to bring your attention to the open position opportunity of Associate Dean for Extension and Outreach in the College of Agricultural and […]
CALS faculty hiring decisions for FY18
Dean Kate VandenBosch announces that the college has released seven faculty positions for FY18. The Academic Planning Council (APC) considered a total of fifteen applications […]
Termite gut holds a secret to breaking down plant biomass
Above photo: Hongjie Li, a UW-Madison postdoctoral researcher, was the first to observe close-up the symbiotic system that unites termites with the fungus Termitomyces. Photo: […]
Antibiotic alternatives, delivered by friendly microbes
Microbiologist Jan Peter van Pijkeren looks at probiotics — those microbes thought to provide health benefits in our bodies — as more than just friendly […]
Advances breathe new life into Madison infection-detection company
Above photo: Isomark CEO Joe Kremer demonstrates the steps needed to measure carbon isotopes in a specimen container in Isomark’s instrument. Isomark is a spinoff […]