Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on June 30, 2021
UW–Madison a partner in Net Zero Initiative to cut U.S. dairy industry emissions
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a partner in a new multi-state, multi-institution project to help cut greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. dairy industry. The […]
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UW–Madison Agricultural Research Station field days for 2021 season
After taking a hiatus in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic, UW–Madison’s Agricultural Research Stations will once again be hosting public field days during the […]
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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 April 29, 2021
From Malawi to UW and back: Student commencement speaker Lusayo Mwakatika advances agriculture in his homeland
Lusayo Mwakatika grew his first garden at the age of 14. He harvested his own vegetables, sold them to friends and neighbors, and used the […]
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Posted on April 21, 2021
Center for Dairy Research partners with entrepreneur on innovative, milk permeate-based sports drink
GoodSport, a new sports drink developed in part at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Center for Dairy Research, has the potential to turn the sports hydration […]
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Posted on April 7, 2021
UW–Madison course offers a taste of many cultures
How does the American ideal of healthy eating exclude other cultures? That was the question posed to students by University of Wisconsin–Madison instructor Erika Anna […]
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Posted on March 23, 2021
Summer Term course helps students understand, navigate science communication challenges
Last summer, Kunlung Wang landed an undergraduate research position in a UW–Madison biochemistry lab. Wang, a biochemistry and computer sciences double major, found himself passionate […]
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Farm and Industry Short Course de UW-Madison anuncia una garantía de matrícula para estudiantes con ingresos familiares por debajo de $60,000
La capacitación de los granjeros del futuro en las técnicas más recientes del manejo y producción basadas en la ciencia es el fundamento de la […]
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Posted on March 16, 2021
Wild potatoes tapped for late blight guard duty
Distant cousins of cultivated potato may hold the key to unlocking new sources of resistance to the tuber crop’s most devastating disease, late blight. That’s […]
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Posted on March 2, 2021
Conservation takes a village
Teri Allendorf applied for the Peace Corps in the early 1990s with an eye toward East Africa, where she was hoping to use her knowledge of […]