A multi-disciplinary group of CALS researchers has begun reaching out to farmers, asking them to become citizen scientists by sharing field-level crop yield data with the research […]

Wisconsin’s honey bees help support an $88 billion agricultural enterprise and play an important role in ecosystems throughout the state. But our bees face challenges. […]

Ever wondered why hissing cockroaches hiss? Eleven-year-old Erin Clawson did. PJ Liesch, director of the UW’s Insect Diagnostic Lab, answered Erin’s question in a recent video […]

Biochemistry professor Laura Kiessling and entomology professor Ken Raffa have been appointed Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professors and Douglas D. Sorenson Professors. The five-year professorships come with […]

Entomology professor Claudio Gratton was recently granted a Vilas Mid-Career Travel Fellowship. The $1,500 travel award will help cover the expenses of an upcoming research-related trip to Australia. […]

If you noticed a monarch butterfly on campus in recent weeks, you may have entomology professor Dave Hogg to thank. As part of a research […]

It’s no fun being a male moth in one of Shawn Steffan’s cranberry research plots in central Wisconsin. When the time comes to mate, it’s […]

On Wednesday of last week, a group of stakeholders gathered at Arlington Agricultural Research Station to discuss ways to support pollinators in Wisconsin, including honeybees […]

Undergraduate students in the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) participate in all kinds of “beyond the classroom” experiences during their time in […]

UW-Madison ranks fifth among higher education bachelor’s degree programs in conservation and natural resources, according to College Factual, an organization that uses outcomes-based data to help […]