Category: Highlights
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Posted on November 22, 2021
A short course ‘Tuition Promise’
Since 1886, CALS has trained tens of thousands of agricultural professionals in the latest science-based management and production techniques through the Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC). […]
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Posted on November 2, 2021
Research creates teaching opportunities
In 2015, genetics professor Francisco Pelegrí launched a course called Developmental Genetics for Conservation and Regeneration that ties directly to his ongoing research program. The aim is […]
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Posted on October 7, 2021
Students take on dairy dilemmas
Cold milk has long been offered alongside lunches and snacks in elementary schools, traditionally served in paper cartons. But those cartons require refrigeration, and they’re […]
- Posted on October 5, 2021
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Posted on September 8, 2021
Listen to the forest – and learn
In the forest, life is often heard before it’s seen. Hikers and hunters are familiar with the creature chorus: cicada trills and tree frog chirps, […]
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Posted on August 5, 2021
The tree of life is rooted in math
Claudia Solís-Lemus has always loved numbers. Throughout her schooling in Mexico City, she found mathematics classes to be the easiest and most interesting — perhaps because […]
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Posted on June 24, 2021
Six-legged livestock could solve food shortages — sustainably
In the Midwest, we’re used to seeing big fields dotted with cattle and steel barns bustling with broiler chickens. Beef, poultry, and pork are common […]
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Posted on June 17, 2021
NSF award to establish network for advanced NMR across three institutions
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will join a first-of-its-kind collaborative network for nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, which researchers use to probe large biological molecules like proteins […]
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Posted on June 16, 2021
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company and UW–Madison launch Diversity in Brewing Award
The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company announced today the launch of the Jake Leinenkugel Diversity in Brewing Award. The award will support students from underrepresented groups […]
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Posted on June 15, 2021
CALS 2021 Summer Term
Registration for UW 2021 Summer Term is now open. For more information about Summer Term and a full list of available courses, visit https://summer.wisc.edu/. CALS […]