Category: Highlights
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Posted on July 22, 2022
The lighter side of the lab
Ed Himelblau PhD’00 leads a double life — and it’s hilarious. As a biology professor at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, students find […]
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Posted on July 7, 2022
Six key facts about lab-grown meat
Plant-based protein and “meat-alternative” products have streamed into the marketplace in recent years. This trend has been driven in part by world population growth and […]
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Posted on June 14, 2022
Was ‘Flatten the Curve’ effective?
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, one message became ubiquitous: “Flatten the curve.” Tied to a simple yet compelling chart of infections over time, with and […]
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Posted on May 25, 2022
CALS 2022 Summer Term
Registration for UW 2022 Summer Term is now open. For more information about Summer Term and a full list of available courses, visit https://summer.wisc.edu/. CALS […]
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Posted on May 23, 2022
The search for how life on Earth transformed from simple to complex
Once upon a time, all life on Earth was alien. But eventually, strange single-celled organisms thriving on a harsh planet gave way to complex, multicellular […]
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Posted on May 19, 2022
UW names Glenda Gillaspy CALS dean
Plant scientist Glenda Gillaspy has been named the next dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has […]
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Posted on April 27, 2022
Farms as ecosystems: Agroecology course finds success in flipping the classroom (and student perceptions of agriculture)
Have you ever wondered whether organic food is really worth the cost? Or pondered swapping out meat protein for plant protein, hoping it might yield […]
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UW–Madison scholar wins 2022 Carnegie Fellowship
Monica White, a professor of environmental justice at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been awarded a prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. White will use the $200,000 […]
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Posted on March 24, 2022
Federal funding will support new plant research facility and other programs at CALS
Several programs in the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) will benefit from the $1.5T federal appropriations bill recently passed by […]
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Posted on March 17, 2022
Virtual study abroad course emulates in-person experience in Japan
In a span of 20 minutes, a dozen students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison visited a Japanese pastry shop, a high-tech sushi restaurant, and got […]