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WN@tL this week: Tom Crenshaw on vitamin D and bone abnormalities
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WN@tL this week: Tom Crenshaw on vitamin D and bone abnormalities

Animal science professor Tom Crenshaw will be the featured speaker at Wednesday Nite @ the Lab this week. His talk, titled “Vitamin D and Bone: Turning an Accident into […]

Jan
17th
Reminder: Call for Proposals for the Teaching and Learning Symposium due Jan. 22
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Reminder: Call for Proposals for the Teaching and Learning Symposium due Jan. 22

2017 UW-Madison Teaching & Learning Symposium May 17, 2017 Session and Poster Proposal Deadline: Sunday, January 22, 2017 Theme: Teaching the Wisconsin Experience The Wisconsin […]

Jan
17th
Rebecca Larson, Troy Runge to discuss anaerobic digesters at upcoming WEI forum
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Rebecca Larson, Troy Runge to discuss anaerobic digesters at upcoming WEI forum

The CALS community is invited to attend the first of the Wisconsin Energy Institutes’ new Forward in Energy Forums. Details of the event are included below. If […]

Jan
17th
UW-Madison launches Microbiome Initiative
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UW-Madison launches Microbiome Initiative

We are not alone. Each of us carries a wide array of microbial species that outnumber our cells tenfold. Recent studies have shown that the […]

Jan
17th
Former UW geneticist, Nobel laureate Oliver Smithies dies
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Former UW geneticist, Nobel laureate Oliver Smithies dies

Oliver Smithies, who shared the 2007 Nobel Prize for his work enabling scientists to manipulate DNA in a way that allowed the addition or subtraction […]

Jan
17th
Nick Parker talks to BBC about unexpected impacts of U.S. conflict minerals legislation
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Nick Parker talks to BBC about unexpected impacts of U.S. conflict minerals legislation

Just before the winter holidays, Dominic (Nick) Parker, assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics, was interviewed not once, but twice on BBC World News’ […]

Jan
17th
Ron Raines elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors
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Ron Raines elected fellow of National Academy of Inventors

Biochemistry professor Ron Raines has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors for his research illuminating both the chemical basis and the […]

Jan
17th
Shutske receives service award from Wisconsin Agri-Business Association
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Shutske receives service award from Wisconsin Agri-Business Association

John Shutske, professor of biological systems engineering and UW-Extension biological systems specialist, is the recipient of the Outstanding Service to Industry award from the Wisconsin […]

Jan
17th
Help promote the UW-Madison Undergraduate Symposium
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Help promote the UW-Madison Undergraduate Symposium

Please encourage your students to apply for the UW-Madison’s annual Undergraduate Symposium, a forum designed to showcase undergraduate students’ creativity, achievement and talent across all disciplines. […]

Jan
17th
University Roundtable to feature Chris Todd Hittinger – Apr. 19
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University Roundtable to feature Chris Todd Hittinger – Apr. 19

The University Roundtable will be gearing up soon to offer a featured monthly luncheon speaker from the UW-Madison community including CALS’ Chris Todd Hittinger on April […]

Jan
13th