Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on December 2, 2022
Cold hard science in the heart of cranberry country
In early March of 2017, Nicole Hansen found herself kneeling in a cranberry bed, drilling into the soil to check the amount of frost in […]
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Posted on November 9, 2022
Marine Protected Area creates spillover benefits for tuna fishing in Hawaii
A new study shows that carefully placed no-fishing zones can provide benefits for both fishermen and fish populations. Jennifer Raynor, a professor of natural resource economics at […]
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Posted on October 31, 2022
Horticulture department serves up satiating course on Indigenous foodways
On a frigid February afternoon, around 60 UW–Madison students in Horticulture 380 – Indigenous Foodways: Food and Seed Sovereignty gathered around a campfire near campus’ […]
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Posted on October 26, 2022
Innovation through campus cooperation in America’s Dairyland
In 2019, Wisconsin dairy leaders approached state legislators with a long-standing problem and a request for help. The state’s dairy farm numbers were in a […]
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Posted on October 3, 2022
Inaugural Wisconsin Meat Industry Coalition Conference set for Oct. 13-14
Livestock producers and meat processors of all sizes – as well as others affiliated with supporting these groups – are invited to attend the inaugural […]
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Posted on September 20, 2022
Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame honorees to be inducted on Oct. 13
Two individuals with outstanding lifetime contributions to the Wisconsin meat industry are set to be inducted into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame during […]
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Posted on September 19, 2022
Communities across campus
SciMed GRS is part of a growing network of organizations developed to support underrepresented students on the UW campus. “Many SciMed GRS students are involved and […]
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Posted on September 15, 2022
UW’s Allen Centennial Garden hosts Harvest Festival on Oct. 8
Members of the UW–Madison, Madison and broader community are invited to celebrate Allen Centennial Garden’s abundant and diverse harvest during the garden’s Harvest Festival on […]
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Posted on September 9, 2022
Lessons in the garden: The horticulture department teams up with schools and communities
Plants and humans have always been connected. They evolved together. Yet many people fail to realize how fundamental plants are to their daily lives — […]
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Posted on September 8, 2022
A home wherever I go: For grad students of color, this campus community offers the support and feel of a family
“What are you looking for in a graduate school?” That was the question posed to a panel of visiting undergraduates one April afternoon in UW’s […]