“Born and raised in a food desert in inner-city Milwaukee, I never thought I’d be standing in front of you today,” Desire Smith told a […]

Before starting college, Carissa Unger already knew where she wanted to go. “I chose to attend UW-Madison because the horticulture department here is outstanding, while […]

Lucas Joppa BS’04 Wildlife Ecology grew up in northern Wisconsin 30 miles from the nearest stoplight, without a TV or computer. He spent his free […]

Sherry Tanumihardjo is a CALS professor of nutritional sciences and director of the Undergraduate Certificate in Global Health, a popular new program that draws participants […]

As a professor of agricultural and biological engineering at Cornell University for more than three decades, Kifle Gebremedhin MS’75 PhD’78 is in a prime position […]

This past spring Tim Meehan (at right), an associate scientist in the Department of Entomology, was awarded a 2014 CALS Academic Staff Award for Excellence […]

James Downey was thigh-high to a Percheron when he got his first look at veterinary medicine. As he watched the local vet treat his grandparents’ […]

When biochemistry senior Hong-En Chen first got involved with a student organization called Energy Hub, she knew she could bring something special to the table. […]

As the reigning Alice, Kristin Olson travels around Wisconsin promoting the state’s $59 billion ag industry in her E85 Chevy Tahoe, which by using 85 […]

Carl Wahl’s interest in farming was sparked during a stint with the Peace Corps in Zambia, a landlocked country in southern Africa. His work on […]