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Help raise money for beginning farmers at Ride to Farm – June 4
Cyclists will ride through the rolling hills of Green County on Saturday, June 4 to support the next generation of dairy and livestock farmers. The University […]
Distinguished prefix applications for academic staff due to CALS HR by July 1
If you have academic staff for whom you will be seeking a Distinguished Prefix title, please note that the deadline to CALS Human Resources is […]
Can you help identify UW faculty in Brazil in 1967?
CALS soil scientist and department chair Alfred Hartemink is trying to identify the people in this photo, taken in Brazil in 1967. The request for caption info […]
Faculty and staff invited to participate in CALS commencement events
CALS faculty and staff are invited to participate in two CALS commencement-related events on Saturday, May 14: a pre-commencement gathering at Ag Hall and a post-commencement […]
Nat offers free stress relief exercise classes this week
Faculty and staff are welcome to participate in this week’s stress relief classes at the Natatorium, which are being offered to help students make it through finals. For […]
Public outreach opportunity: Farms in Wisconsin event
We are excited to announce that the June 4 Saturday Science, Farms in Wisconsin, will focus on the science of all types of agriculture! We’ll […]
Call for Proposals: Vilas Life Cycle Professorship Program
The Vilas Life Cycle Professorship Program will provide research support during 2016-17. The Vilas Life Cycle Professorships provide funds to faculty and non-emeritus permanent PIs […]
Seeking young alumni businesses
Do you know of any new or “new-ish” businesses started by CALS alumni within about 10 years of their graduation? We’re looking to profile such […]
Major change proposed in who’s considered hourly
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed increasing the salary threshold for coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). FLSA, the federal labor […]
Workgroup to address manure irrigation report questions via webinar
Now that people have had a chance to read the Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Workgroup’s 100-plus page report, titled “Considerations for the Use of Manure Irrigation […]