Month: December 2017
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Posted on December 28, 2017
2017: CALS Year in Review
The end of the year is a great time to look back and reflect on the accomplishments of the CALS community. Here are some of […]
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Posted on December 27, 2017
New hope for stopping an understudied heart disease in its tracks
The diminutive size of our aortic valve — just shy of a quarter — belies its essential role in pushing oxygen-rich blood from the heart […]
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Posted on December 22, 2017
Life of the Christmas tree after Christmas – Audio
/RSS FeedThis podcast was originally published in December 2011. Scott Bowe, UW-Extension wood products specialist Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and […]
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Posted on December 20, 2017
CALS seeks new Farm and Industry Short Course director, Cindy Fendrick named to interim role
The UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) is seeking a new director to oversee the Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) program. FISC […]
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Posted on December 18, 2017
2017 winter commencement: A day of selfies, victory laps and avoiding ‘hollow bunnies’
One takeaway from UW–Madison’s winter commencement Sunday: When the leader of a university asks a small favor, people tend to comply. UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank […]
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Cracking the code of coenzyme Q biosynthesis
Coenzyme Q (CoQ) is a vital cog in the body’s energy-producing machinery, a kind of chemical gateway in the conversion of food into cellular fuel. […]
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Scheufele on panel to probe a bedrock principle of science
University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor of Life Sciences Communication Dietram Scheufele has been appointed to a panel investigating reproducibility in science by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. […]
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Chimpanzee deaths in Uganda pinned on human cold virus
In the wild, chimpanzees face any number of dire threats, ranging from poachers to predators to deforestation. That’s why scientists, investigating an outbreak of respiratory […]
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Posted on December 15, 2017
New research on the estrous cycle in cows – Audio
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Paul Fricke, UW-Extension dairy cattle reproduction specialist Department of Dairy Sciences UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences pmfricke@wisc.edu 608-263-4596 3:08 – Total time 0:18 […]
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Posted on December 11, 2017
Never too late: Alum participates in winter commencement 50 years after earning degree
Update: See a recap of the commencement ceremony here and photos of the event, including pictures of Barraza, here. Several months ago, Luciano Barraza’s grandson […]
