Author: caschneider3
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Posted on April 24, 2019
NSF awards 40 fellowships to UW–Madison students
The National Science Foundation has awarded 40 UW–Madison students with Graduate Research Fellowships. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding, early-career graduate students […]
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UW Changes Lives: Advice, research boosts Wisconsin potato growers
Wisconsin has a healthy potato industry, ranking in the top 5 nationally. It’s bolstered by support from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, ranging from supplying seed […]
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Posted on April 23, 2019
Blue Sky Science: Why do chickens lay different-colored eggs?
Why do chickens lay different-colored eggs? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Ron Kean, a faculty associate in animal sciences, answers that question posed by Rafael […]
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Posted on April 22, 2019
Jo Handelsman elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Jo Handelsman, professor of plant pathology, was one of two UW–Madison scholars recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The election recognizes the contributions […]
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UW Changes Lives: Experts advance new crops for long-term profitability
On a field in western Madison, where cornfields sprout houses, Amaya Atucha and three graduate students are giving a buzzcut to some experimental grape vines. […]
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Posted on April 19, 2019
The benefits and challenges of cover crops – Audio
/RSS FeedMatt Ruark, Extension soil scientist Department of Soil Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences mdruark@wisc.edu 608-263-2889 3:12 – Total time 0:11 – What […]
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Posted on April 17, 2019
Resistance is not futile: Plant pathologists develop a soybean plant that staves off stem rot and defies drought
If there’s anything that could be called the archenemy of Midwestern soybean producers, it just might be Sclerotinia stem rot. Once thought of as only […]
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Posted on April 15, 2019
Public invited to UW Family Gardening Day on May 4
It seems that spring has finally sprung! It’s time to gather ideas for your garden at the UW Family Gardening Day on Saturday, May 4, on […]
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UW Arboretum added to National Register of Historic Places
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum, the birthplace of restoration ecology, is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The listing recognizes the Arboretum’s historic […]
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Posted on April 12, 2019
UW Changes Lives: “Dairy Partner” brings news to Wisconsin dairy workers – in English or Spanish
Despite the ongoing consolidation of Wisconsin’s dairy economy, entry-level workers remain in demand. Yet many incoming workers know little or nothing about dairying, and for […]