Author: caschneider3
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Posted on April 4, 2022
Early summer CALS 2022 Summer Term courses
Looking for a Summer Term course that will be completed by the end of June? Check out these online offerings from the UW–Madison College of […]
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Posted on April 1, 2022
Organically Grown at UW
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, like many in the agricultural community, was slow to warm to organics. Organic methods represented a stark departure […]
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Posted on March 21, 2022
The microbial world is nothing to fear for non-science majors in summer term course Microbiology 100
Last year, Blythe Callahan, a third-year history and economics undergrad at UW–Madison, needed to earn a science credit required for her degree. She also wanted […]
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Data science from a distance: Biological systems engineering offers introductory data science course during summer term
Situated just north of Bozeman, the rocky peaks of Montana’s Bangtail Mountains rise above nearby pine forests and scattered grasslands. Paige Sauer has never visited […]
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Into the heart of the science headlines with summer term course Genetics 133
Precision medicine, genetic testing, antibiotic resistance, GMOs, cloning. Open almost any newspaper or click on any online news site, and you’re likely to see headlines […]
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Posted on March 16, 2022
Plant pathology alumnus Krishna Ella to receive honorary degree from UW–Madison
Three global leaders with careers of extraordinary accomplishment will be awarded honorary degrees at spring commencement this May at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The recipients […]
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Posted on March 7, 2022
Bee-spying mission seeks operatives
On any given summer day in Wisconsin, if the sun is shining, bees abound in fields, prairies, and woodlands, hard at work collecting pollen and […]
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Posted on March 3, 2022
A look back on a campaign for the future
In the fall of 2015, the University of Wisconsin–Madison set its sights on the future — and it set them high. The ambitious goal: raise […]
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Posted on February 21, 2022
‘Super pest’ Colorado potato beetle has the genetic resources to sidestep our attacks
The Colorado potato beetle has evolved resistance to more than 50 different kinds of insecticides, making the insect a “super pest” that wreaks havoc on […]
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Posted on February 15, 2022
The promise of safe food for billions
Outside of agricultural and scientific circles, few people would hear the word “mycotoxin” and fully understand the reference. But they probably should. This menace just […]