Category: Highlights
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Posted on June 12, 2014
UW students hope to “wok” and paddle to national food contest victories
The Walking Wok, shown wrapped and unwrapped, was developed by UW-Madison food science students who will compete in a national food competition in New Orleans. […]
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Posted on June 2, 2014
In a sea of turfgrass, an island of corn
You wouldn’t be surprised to see corn being planted when you flew over a UW Ag Research Station in May—unless you happen to be flying over […]
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Posted on May 28, 2014
How to tame a wild milk market
At 4:30 p.m. on the last business Friday of each month, dairy farmers across the country have 27 hours to decide whether to insure their milk income […]
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Posted on May 12, 2014
Everyone around the table: Monica White works to ensure greater inclusion in our food system
Monica White arrived at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2012 as a professor of environmental justice, with a joint appointment between CALS (community and environmental […]
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Posted on May 2, 2014
Public invited to UW Family Gardening Day on May 10
After a frigid winter and chilly spring, area gardeners are invited to celebrate the arrival of the gardening season — and gather a cornucopia of […]
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Posted on May 1, 2014
Foxes among Badgers: A family of foxes makes its home on campus
There are foxes on campus. Big ones and little ones, a new family that started this spring. At sunset you might see as many as […]
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Posted on April 21, 2014
Wisconsin team to search for new antibiotics from untapped microbes
Facing an imminent global public health crisis, a University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has been awarded up to $16 million from the National Institutes of […]
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Posted on April 16, 2014
Searching for coyotes and foxes amongst the Badgers
When most students talk about the wild life at the UW-Madison, they talk about State St., Camp Randall and the Badgers. When Holly Hovanec talks […]
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Posted on April 10, 2014
Scientists firm up origin of cold-adapted yeasts that make cold beer
As one of the most widely consumed and commercially important beverages on the planet, one would expect the experts to know everything there is to […]
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Posted on April 8, 2014
“Your Inner Fish,” with strong UW connections, premieres on PBS
A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor wants to help more people get to know their ancestors. Sean B. Carroll, Allan Wilson Professor of molecular biology, genetics […]