Author: caschneider3
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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 […]
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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
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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. […]