Tag: WinScience
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Posted on October 27, 2025
Economic analysis finds that the Clean Water Act improved water quality and promoted population growth – without breaking budgets
The village of Walton, New York, faced a daunting task in 1972: It had to build a $5.8 million wastewater treatment plant with an annual […]
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CALS researchers develop new and improved crop varieties — including those of cardinal-colored foods
Agricultural research is the seed, the roots and an ever-abundant branch of UW–Madison’s legacy as a leading public research institution and land-grant university. Research from […]
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Posted on October 20, 2025
With child safety in mind, scientists in community and environmental sociology explore support gaps for farmers’ childcare needs
When you search Google for “family farms,” the dominant images served up show parents and their young children in bucolic agricultural settings, often walking together […]
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Researchers in plant and agroecosystem sciences grow currant berries between solar panels
Agrivoltaics, the practice of combining agriculture and solar arrays, is a promising field for Wisconsin and Midwest agriculture. Researchers from the Department of Plant and […]
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Posted on October 16, 2025
Undergrad Sophia Thanasouras earns scholarship to attend Women in Agribusiness Summit
Sophia Thanasouras, a senior majoring in agricultural business management, recently earned a scholarship to attend the Women in Agribusiness Summit in Orlando, FL. A limited number of […]
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Posted on October 6, 2025
CALS scientists further the legacy of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 100 years after its founding
Hector DeLuca left his mark on the UW–Madison campus — literally. The professor emerit and former chair of biochemistry has three buildings that bear his name, […]
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Grad student Dharani Suresh Babu forges a path rooted in agriculture and driven by innovation
From the agricultural heartland of Tamil Nadu in southern India to the cranberry bogs of Wisconsin, Dharani Suresh Babu is forging a path that blends […]
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Posted on September 29, 2025
Jessica Hua finds that antibiotic pollution could accelerate amphibian decline due to deadly fungal disease
Frogs, toads, salamanders and other amphibians are disappearing as fast as—or faster than—any other class of animals around the world, succumbing to a variety of […]
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Posted on September 22, 2025
Center for Patient Partnerships, which offers student experiential learning opportunities, joins CALS
The Center for Patient Partnerships (CPP), which offers experiential learning for undergraduate and graduate students interested in health-related careers, is now a part of the […]