Category: Highlights
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Posted on July 2, 2025
Galasys, UW–Madison spinoff company, among winners of 2025 WI Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Galasys, a University of Wisconsin–Madison based spinoff company, took first place in the Advanced Manufacturing category of the 22nd annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The […]
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Posted on June 11, 2025
Francisco Pelegri and other CALS researchers contribute to project on ethics of conservation genetics
Across the globe, human activity has led to the rapid decrease in biodiversity. In just over five decades, one-third of all bird life has vanished […]
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Posted on June 2, 2025
New cookbook shares recipes and stories from scientists around the world
The next time you’re looking for a new recipe to cook, you can ask a scientist. Lab Culture Recipes is a new cookbook that combines […]
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Posted on May 27, 2025
UW biochemists engineer tree that produces high-demand chemical, a discovery made possible by sustained federal funds
Brian Fox, the Marvin J. Johnson Professor in Fermentation Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, tinkers with the way living things use chemistry to turn […]
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Posted on May 7, 2025
From biomass to BPA replacement: Researchers capture valuable chemicals from common plant waste
We’ve all heard the warning: Don’t microwave your food in plastic containers. It’s one recommendation aimed at reducing exposure to bisphenol A, more commonly known […]
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Posted on April 15, 2025
And the squeak goes on
When thinking about what makes different foods pleasurable to eat, taste and texture will always come to mind. But the noise a morsel makes between […]
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Posted on April 7, 2025
CALS offers new major in plant science and technology
The Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences (PAS) in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences recently received approval from the UW Board of Regents […]
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Posted on March 31, 2025
Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences launches master’s and PhD programs in animal and dairy sciences
The Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences (ADS) in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences recently received approval from the UW Board of Regents […]
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Posted on March 10, 2025
UW–Madison researchers and Wisconsin farmers work together to produce healthy potato harvests
Andy Diercks, a fourth-generation potato farmer from the small village of Coloma in central Wisconsin, is blunt about the difficult realities facing family-owned farms today. […]
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Posted on March 7, 2025
Stimulus for sharing science
As public discourse surrounding climate change, gene editing, and other pressing issues gains momentum, expectations for scientists to engage with the public are expanding. And […]