Where most of us see creepy crawlers, UW-Madison senior Marjorie Kersten sees the solution to global malnutrition. We’re talking about eating insects—or “entomophagy” if that […]

A stomachache can put a real damper on your love life — especially if you’re a giant panda. One minute it’s breeding season and you’re […]

Over the past 10 years or so, massive die-offs of the European honeybee—a phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder (CCD)—have sparked increasing concern about the […]

By earning a National Science Foundation fellowship that was awarded to barely 10 percent of the 17,000 applicants, Department of Dairy Science and Endocrine and […]

The plant disease known as late blight of potato is infamous for its devastating effects on Ireland in the mid-19th century: Its catastrophic impact on […]

Some communities in Ecuador face high incidences of water-borne illness because of contaminated water or poor hygiene and sanitation. It’s a multipronged problem calling for […]

A study involving CALS researchers has linked two seemingly unrelated cancer treatments that are both being tested in clinical trials. One treatment is a vaccine […]

Political conflict in the Middle East is a constant source of media attention, but Samer Alatout, a CALS professor of community and environmental sociology, focuses […]

Douglas J. Reinemann is a professor and chair of the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at UW–Madison and a milking equipment/energy specialist with UW–Extension. His […]

Wisconsin’s honey bees help support an $88 billion agricultural enterprise and play an important role in ecosystems throughout the state. But our bees face challenges. […]