Tag: Entomology
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Posted on February 23, 2026
A new CALS program immerses rural Wisconsin high school students in campus experience
The UW campus tends to be quiet in the middle of June. Commencement has been celebrated, dorms have emptied. Although classes continue during the summer […]
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Posted on November 30, 2025
UW–Madison offers new beekeeping short course in February
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will be offering a new short course this winter focused on beekeeping. This three-day program is designed for beginning and intermediate […]
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Posted on October 17, 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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Posted on June 20, 2025
Department of Entomology launches ecology and evolutionary biology PhD program
The Department of Entomology in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) recently received approval from the UW Board of Regents to launch their […]
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Posted on June 11, 2025
Francisco Pelegri and other CALS researchers contribute to project on ethics of conservation genetics
Across the globe, human activity has led to the rapid decrease in biodiversity. In just over five decades, one-third of all bird life has vanished […]
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Posted on May 23, 2025
Students leave UW’s Grandparents University with knowledge, enthusiasm and the gift of quality time with loved ones
It’s like the ultimate sleepover with the grandparents: ice cream for breakfast, a behind-the-scenes tour of Camp Randall Stadium, and then an afternoon of bug […]
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Posted on January 6, 2025
2024 CALS Year in Review
The end of the year is a great time to look back and reflect on the milestones and accomplishments of the CALS community. Here are […]
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Posted on August 19, 2024
Trees stripped by invasive caterpillars muster defenses that can harm native insects
An invasive insect with an insatiable appetite can cause serious problems for a favorite native moth that likes the same food source — even though […]
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Posted on June 19, 2024
Emissaries of science: CALS graduate students bring the wonders of insects, plants, and genetics to families
It’s a summer evening in early July, and the sun is sinking into Lake Mendota. Along University Bay, the windows of campus buildings bathe in […]
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Posted on April 11, 2024
Our Planet, Our Health course gives students an expansive picture of human health
As an introduction to global health, the UW Summer Term course Our Planet, Our Health certainly lives up to its name. It doesn’t just introduce […]