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CALS Organizational Redesign Committee co-chairs provide update
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CALS Organizational Redesign Committee co-chairs provide update

On Tuesday, May 2, Leann Tigges and Mark Rickenbach, co-chairs of the CALS Organizational Redesign Committee, provided an update to the CALS Academic Planning Council […]

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Support beginning farmers at Ride to Farm bike ride – June 3
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Support beginning farmers at Ride to Farm bike ride – June 3

Above photo: WSBDF Cyclists will ride through the rolling hills of Green County on Saturday, June 3 to support the next generation of dairy and livestock […]

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Study finds amoeba “grazing,” killing bacteria usually protected by film
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Study finds amoeba “grazing,” killing bacteria usually protected by film

Bacteria have developed an uncountable number of chemistries, lifestyles, attacks and defenses through 2.5 billion years of evolution. One of the most impressive defenses is […]

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Ayse Somersan, UW-Extension and UW-Madison educator and administrator, dies at 75
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Ayse Somersan, UW-Extension and UW-Madison educator and administrator, dies at 75

Ayse Somersan, who had an exemplary career with UW-Extension and UW-Madison as a teacher, applied researcher, extension educator and university administrator, passed away on April […]

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Shiela Reaves honored by McNair Scholars Program
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Shiela Reaves honored by McNair Scholars Program

Shiela Reaves, a professor in the Department of Life Sciences Communication, was recognized by the UW-Madison Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program for her service […]

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5th
Fengxia Dong receives University Housing Honored Instructor award
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Fengxia Dong receives University Housing Honored Instructor award

Fengxia Dong, an associate scientist in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, is a recipient of the University Housing Honored Instructor award for Spring 2017. […]

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CALS In the News for the Week of Apr 29 – May 5
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CALS In the News for the Week of Apr 29 – May 5

News Haynes: What Walkers says, and what’s really happening with the Wisconsin economy Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/01/2017 Quoted: Steven Deller, Agricultural and Applied Economics Gardening […]

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Agenda for CALS Equity and Diversity Committee Meeting – May 11
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Agenda for CALS Equity and Diversity Committee Meeting – May 11

The CALS Equity and Diversity Committee is meeting on Thursday, May 11 from 11 a.m. – noon in 250 Agricultural Hall. The agenda is below: Additions […]

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Agenda for CASI Meeting – May 10
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Agenda for CASI Meeting – May 10

The CALS Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI) is meeting on Wednesday, May 10 from 1 – 2 p.m. in 250 Agricultural Hall. The agenda is below: […]

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WARF Essential Topics Series covers university technologies – May 17
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WARF Essential Topics Series covers university technologies – May 17

The latest installment of WARF’s Essential Topics Series, “From Benchtop to Big Time: What university technologies need to make it to market,” will be held […]

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