Category: Highlights
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Posted on November 21, 2018
‘Foray’ draws scientists to Wisconsin in search of mushrooms, fellowship
The caravan rolled slowly down Brodhead Street past the Mazomanie Historical Society, crossed the railroad tracks and took a right on Hudson Street to stay […]
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Posted on November 9, 2018
The poverty-diodiversity link in Western Amazonia
In examining the loss of plant and animal life in the Amazon, scientists and the media often focus on the effects of deforestation. But a […]
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Posted on November 7, 2018
Private lands, public good: Adena Rissman examines how well land trusts and governments are protecting private lands and the resources they contain
With the warmer months upon us, the outdoor season is in full swing. There are hikes to take and birds to watch, fish to catch […]
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Posted on November 6, 2018
Food processors, UW collaborate to remove guesswork from wastewater disposal
For more than a century, cheesemakers and vegetable processors have applied water remaining after production to open fields and farmland. The wastewater was used to […]
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Posted on October 24, 2018
Five things everyone should know about vampire bats
1. There are no vampire bats in Transylvania. Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula popularized the connection between Eastern European vampires and bats. But Old World vampire […]
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Posted on October 16, 2018
How about some granola with that? Study shows yogurt may dampen chronic inflammation linked with multiple diseases
ogurt already has a lot going for it. A fermented dairy food, it is rich in calcium, vitamin D, and protein. Its mildly sour taste […]
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Posted on September 18, 2018
Ancient method helps feed present-day communities
In remote villages and rural towns from Guatemala to Costa Rica, horticulture professor James Nienhuis and his former grad student Erick Gutiérrez MS’17 are improving countless lives, one tomato […]
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Posted on August 30, 2018
Extraction innovation could cut energy, streamline Wisconsin mint oil production
As you drive around a steel building at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station on Mineral Point Road, your nose informs you before your eyes […]
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Posted on August 22, 2018
Five things everyone should know about fireflies
1. Fireflies, or lightning bugs, are a type of winged beetle known for producing light. There are more than 2,000 species found throughout the world, […]
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Posted on August 7, 2018
Scientists identify corn that fixes its own nitrogen, needing less fertilizer
A public-private collaboration of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of California, Davis, and Mars Inc., have identified varieties of tropical corn from […]