Author: caschneider3
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Posted on September 3, 2019
Helium conservation: Recovery system helps preserve a scarce resource and reduce costs at high-tech facility
For scientists looking to explore living things on an atomic level, there’s a decades-old but nevertheless astounding tool at their disposal. With biomolecular nuclear magnetic […]
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The protein professor: Food chemist Srinivasan Damodaran lends his expertise to innovations in food and nonfood products alike
Srinivasan Damodaran came to the United States in 1976 from South India, where the green revolution was fueling an explosion of wheat and rice production — […]
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Posted on August 27, 2019
Summer ‘QuickStart’ program helps CALS freshmen connect to college early, save on time and tuition
On a typical morning at Doorco Holsteins in Brussels, Wisconsin, Austin Vandertie BSx’22 would be helping his parents milk the 40-cow herd, feed calves, spread manure, or […]
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Posted on August 26, 2019
Managing mine-scarred lands – Audio
Geoff Siemering Extension Soil Science Outreach Specialist Department of Soil Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608-262-9969 geoff.siemering@wisc.edu Total Time: 7:05 0:14 – Wisconsin’s […]
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Posted on August 23, 2019
Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center offers internship opportunities for Madison College students
When Kit Carlson read that Monsanto was donating its Middleton research center to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2017, she knew it meant new opportunities […]
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Posted on August 15, 2019
Freshman seminar helps put CALS students on path to success
During his guest lectures for Inter Ag 155 about the challenges of global food production and distribution, Alfred Hartemink likes to poll the students. Hartemink, […]
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Posted on August 14, 2019
Microbial repellent: In the fight against mosquitoes, bacteria may come to the rescue
When Que Lan passed away unexpectedly of complications from gastric cancer in 2014, the UW entomology professor left behind a promising research project. Her work suggested bacteria […]
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Posted on August 13, 2019
Agriculture generates $104.8 billion and 437,700 jobs in Wisconsin, UW study says
Wisconsin’s farms and agricultural businesses generate $104.8 billion in economic activity and 437,700 jobs, based on data for 2017, according to a new study from […]
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Posted on August 9, 2019
Seed to Kitchen Collaborative to hold fifth annual Farm to Flavor dinner
Food lovers interested in how great seeds turn into great meals are invited to join the Seed to Kitchen Collaborative at their fifth annual “Farm […]
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Blue Sky Science: What is water scarcity?
What is water scarcity? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, CALS bacteriology professor Trina McMahon answers that question. Blue Sky Science was a collaboration of the […]