Author: caschneider3
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Posted on January 26, 2018
Scouting the eagles: Proof that protecting nests aids reproduction
Reproduction among bald eagles in a remote national park in Minnesota was aided when their nests were protected from human disturbance, according to a study […]
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Posted on January 22, 2018
As Wisconsin tries to lure young adults, how do certain communities succeed?
As a new ad campaign from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation tries to attract young adults to Wisconsin, a study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers […]
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Posted on January 19, 2018
2018 dairy outlook – Audio
/RSS FeedMark Stephenson, Extension Dairy Policy Analyst Center for Dairy Profitability Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences mwstephenson@wisc.edu Phone […]
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Posted on January 17, 2018
Cakes make for delicious, approachable science outreach
Ahna Skop’s cake recipe calls for flour, sugar, strong black coffee and a dash of cell biology. For 14 years, Skop, a professor of genetics at the […]
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Radar adds technological twist to age-old cranberry counting process
It’s a quintessential cranberry scene: Thigh-deep in a flooded bog full of millions of floating berries, two farmers extol the merits of products made from […]
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Posted on January 16, 2018
New Clues to Healthy Bones for People with PKU
Individuals with the metabolic disorder phenylketonuria, or PKU, cannot metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine. Without careful dietary management, it can accumulate at high levels in their […]
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Lake Michigan waterfowl botulism deaths linked to warm waters, algae
Since the 1960s, tens of thousands of birds living on the Great Lakes have died during periodic outbreaks of botulism. The outbreaks have only become […]
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Posted on January 12, 2018
Navigating the rural-urban divide – Audio
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Paul Mitchell, Extension Agricultural Economist Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences pdmitchell@wisc.edu (608) 265-6514, (608) 263-3964 Second in […]
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UW–Madison professor led fight to ban pesticide DDT 45 years ago
Forty-five years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a press release. “The general use of the pesticide DDT will no longer be legal in […]
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Posted on January 11, 2018
REDA program alumni elected to Association of Energy Service Professionals board
Two alumni of the UW-Madison’s Resource and Energy Demand Analysis (REDA) master’s program have been elected to the board of the Wisconsin Chapter of the […]
