Author: caschneider3
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Posted on November 6, 2017
Fall garden cleanup – Audio
/RSS FeedBrian Hudelson, UW-Extension Plant Disease Specialist Director of the Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Department of Plant Pathology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608-262-2863 […]
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Posted on November 3, 2017
‘Driftless’ reading echoes Wisconsin’s past, present, future
The geography and culture of Wisconsin’s Driftless area were celebrated Saturday night through the words of writers known and unknown, and in the ideal location: […]
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Posted on October 30, 2017
All hands on deck to understand, predict, prevent abrupt ecological change
In 2011, Lake Erie turned into a toxic pea soup. One-sixth of the lake harbored a thick and deadly algal bloom that killed fish, closed […]
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Posted on October 27, 2017
Orb weaver spiders near your home – Audio
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P.J. Liesch, UW-Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy 2:53 – Total time 0:17 – Orb weaver […]
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Posted on October 25, 2017
Unintended consequences: Democratic Republic of the Congo
For Dominic Parker, a professor of agricultural and applied economics, a research foray into mining practices in Africa dug up some unexpected findings. Parker wanted […]
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Morgridge, UW scientists explore national security implications of gene editing
A trio of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research participated in an international think tank this month on the […]
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Posted on October 24, 2017
2017 marks centennial of two significant biochemistry department discoveries
The year 1917 — 100 years ago — was a big year for the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, then called the Department of […]
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Posted on October 20, 2017
Using agriculture to connect with at-risk youth – Audio
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Joe Muellenberg Dane County UW-Extension Horticulture Program Coordinator UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608-224-3709 muellenberg@countyofdane.com 3:01 – Total time 0:21 – Overview of […]
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Posted on October 17, 2017
Fish respond to predator attack by doubling growth rate
Scientists have known for years that when some fish sense predators eating members of their species, they try to depart the scene of the crime […]
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Why is the grass greener? Sports-field experiment to reveal results on Oct. 19 in Stoughton
The results of an unusual, real world experiment on four methods for managing sports fields will be shown to the public on Oct. 19. The […]
