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Cheese developed with CDR help wins national contest
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Cheese developed with CDR help wins national contest

Last weekend, the American Cheese Society held its annual competition in Des Moines, IA. The Best of Show award went to Roelli Cheese Co.‘s “Little Mountain,” a […]

Aug
1st
Symposium to honor the life of Jim Crow – Sept. 23
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Symposium to honor the life of Jim Crow – Sept. 23

Members of the CALS community are invited to participate in an upcoming symposium to honor and celebrate the life of the late UW-Madison genetics professor James “Jim” […]

Aug
1st
Happy hormone’s calcium connection may make cows and humans healthier
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Happy hormone’s calcium connection may make cows and humans healthier

Serotonin is best known for eliciting feelings of happiness in the human brain, but scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found the hormone plays […]

Aug
1st
Hancock’s centennial celebration in photos
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Hancock’s centennial celebration in photos

Last Thursday, Hancock Agricultural Research Station held a very successful centennial celebration and field day event. Below are some photos from the day-long event, taken […]

Aug
1st
UW Federal Relations update on research policy, funding issues and more
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UW Federal Relations update on research policy, funding issues and more

The UW-Madison Office of Federal Relations shared an update on July 28, 2016. It includes a summary of a few of the federal research policy […]

Aug
1st
UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative winners include CALS-led projects
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UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative winners include CALS-led projects

Fourteen research and infrastructure projects – including four with CALS participants – have been selected by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor […]

Aug
1st
West Madison ARS to host horticulture field day, vineyard walk
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West Madison ARS to host horticulture field day, vineyard walk

Members of the UW-Madison campus community – as well as the general public – are invited to attend two upcoming field days at the university’s […]

Aug
1st
Update on UW-Extension’s nEXT Generation project
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Update on UW-Extension’s nEXT Generation project

The following is an memo/update from the nEXT Generation project communications committee to Cooperative Extension staff. Please note that CALS has a number of representatives […]

Jul
29th
Tom Crenshaw, Guilerme Rosa honored by American Society of Animal Science
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Tom Crenshaw, Guilerme Rosa honored by American Society of Animal Science

Animal sciences professors Tom Crenshaw and Guilherme Rosa were both on hand to receive awards from the American Society of Animal Science during the organization’s […]

Jul
29th
CALS in the News for the Week of July 23 – July 29
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CALS in the News for the Week of July 23 – July 29

News Sadly, Eating Curry Probably Won’t Keep You From Going Bald Smithsonian, 7/27 Quoted: Bradley Bolling, Food Science Happy Hormone’s Calcium Connection May Make Cows and […]

Jul
29th