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No snow, no hares: Climate change pushes emblematic species north
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No snow, no hares: Climate change pushes emblematic species north

If there is an animal emblematic of the northern winter, it is the snowshoe hare. A forest dweller, the snowshoe hare is named for its […]

Apr
4th
Plant pathology’s Doug Maxwell wins award for collaborative research on grain legumes
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Plant pathology’s Doug Maxwell wins award for collaborative research on grain legumes

Douglas P. Maxwell, an emeritus professor of plant pathology, recently received a Meritorious Achievement Award from the USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on […]

Apr
4th
Federal Funding Opportunities
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Federal Funding Opportunities

Federal funding opportunities from the week of March 28st – April 1st DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection Office: Academic Research Initiative (ARI) Modification 3 Fiscal Year […]

Apr
4th
EMSL Call for FY2017 Proposals is now open
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EMSL Call for FY2017 Proposals is now open

This Call offers the opportunity for the proposed research project: JGI-EMSL Collaborative Science. Award decisions will be made by July 31, and approved proposals will […]

Apr
4th
Non-Federal Funding Opportunities
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Non-Federal Funding Opportunities

Selected opportunities from CALS’ listing of non-federal funding opportunities in agriculture, life sciences and related fields. View and search the entire list (updated weekly!). JGI-EMSL […]

Apr
4th
Clean Wisconsin talk on April 14: Beating the commons tragedy of climate change
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Clean Wisconsin talk on April 14: Beating the commons tragedy of climate change

CALS faculty, staff and students are invited to attend Clean Wisconsin’s Doug La Follette Environmental Speakers Program on Thursday, April 14. The talk features speaker […]

Apr
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Nominations open for Aberle and Toepfer Faculty Fellow Awards
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Nominations open for Aberle and Toepfer Faculty Fellow Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for two CALS faculty awards for 2016-17 that recognize promising assistant professors in the early stages of their careers. The […]

Apr
4th
Call for academic staff nominations: Alliant Energy Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Awards
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Call for academic staff nominations: Alliant Energy Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Awards

Deans and Department Chairs are encouraged to submit nominations for the annual Alliant Energy Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Awards. These awards recognize outstanding teaching. This […]

Apr
4th
CALS’ Lynne Dalka wins University Staff Recognition Award
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CALS’ Lynne Dalka wins University Staff Recognition Award

CALS’ Lynne Dalka is among five employees selected to receive this year’s University Staff Recognition Awards. Lynne is a custodian at the Kemp Natural Resources […]

Apr
4th
Life Sciences Communication receives gift of historical artifacts
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Life Sciences Communication receives gift of historical artifacts

The Department of Life Sciences Communication was honored with a special gift last week. The family and friends of the late Bob Bjorklund, who was an […]

Apr
4th