Author: caschneider3
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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 […]
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Posted on February 14, 2022
A master class on great audio
For more than five decades, Larry Meiller BS’67 MS’68 PhD ’77 has been a mainstay of Wisconsin Public Radio. Each weekday, you’ll hear him chatting about everything […]
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Posted on February 1, 2022
Scientists sequenced the cranberry genome and now they want to share it
Juan Zalapa is building a library. But it doesn’t house classic literature or thick textbooks. This one is all about cranberries. Zalapa’s construction materials aren’t what […]
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CALS Undergraduate Fact Sheet
Download the CALS Undergraduate Fact Sheet 2022.
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Posted on January 31, 2022
The Podcasters of CALS: Academics take listeners behind the scenes of science and higher education
In the car, at the gym, while folding laundry — people are tuning in to podcasts more than ever before. Since this portable form of […]
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Posted on January 21, 2022
Six reasons why life might exist on Venus
The ingredients for life are adrift in the Venusian clouds. Life is primarily composed of six chemical elements: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur. […]
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Posted on December 20, 2021
Dairy Summit features new Dairy Innovation Hub projects that support farmers, processors and community
The Dairy Innovation Hub held its second annual Dairy Summit on Wednesday, Nov. 17. The event, held in a virtual format, included welcome remarks, progress […]
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Posted on November 29, 2021
A view from space can save the trees
For government agencies and conservation groups, protecting forests can be a tall order. Their resources often don’t allow them to cover the sheer amount of […]
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A Wisconsin Idea win-win: CALS works with local communities through the UniverCity Year program
At a sweeping bend of the Mississippi River, where the waterway widens and flows through shimmering Lake Pepin, tourists come to snarf slabs of homemade […]