Author: caschneider3
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Posted on April 18, 2024
Meet CALS student Arianna Barajas
CALS students are doing amazing things! Meet some of them in our Q&A series. This week we’re hearing from Arianna Barajas, a senior majoring in […]
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Posted on April 15, 2024
A Farm and Industry Short Course program provides “supercharged” training for turfgrass management roles
Emerging from the tree line onto The Lido golf course is like walking into a different world. Sand stretches over rolling hills where green grass parts the […]
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Posted on April 12, 2024
Gather and Connect. Experience and Serve. Learn and Grow.
It’s a cool Sunday morning in early September, and over a dozen UW students are meeting at a farm plot in Eagle Heights Community Garden. […]
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Posted on April 11, 2024
Public invited to UW Family Gardening Day on May 4
With spring weather knocking at the door, gardening season will be here soon. Area gardeners and anyone with an interest in plants and science are […]
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Extinction of Species class offers insights into global biodiversity, threats and solutions
Our world is vast and brimming with an array of creatures. It can be challenging to think about what goes on outside our own neighborhoods, […]
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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 […]
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Posted on April 8, 2024
Researchers reveal evolutionary path of important proteins
Vatsan Raman, associate professor of biochemistry and affiliate in both bacteriology and chemical and biological engineering, led research on the evolutionary path of proteins that […]
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Posted on April 5, 2024
On the origin of the species: Card-based competition, created by genetics team, teaches evolution
Speciation, the formation of new and distinct species over time, is an abstract concept that can be difficult for younger students to grasp. Multiple factors […]
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Posted on March 26, 2024
New federal spending bills to boost UW–Madison research initiatives
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is set to receive more than $56 million in new funding for research initiatives after the passage of two federal appropriations […]
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Posted on March 25, 2024
Scientists more likely to engage with the public when supported by their research institutions
As public discourse surrounding climate change, gene editing and other pressing issues gains momentum, scientists’ expectations to engage with society are expanding. And no issue has heightened how relevant the juncture […]