Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on March 13, 2015
New yeast discovery named for Bucky – Audio
/RSS FeedBucky yeast joins list of new yeast discoveries Christopher Todd Hittinger, Assistant Professor Department of Genetics UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences cthittinger@wisc.edu 3:01 […]
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Posted on March 11, 2015
Public invited to Arlington Sheep Day on Saturday, March 14
The 7th Annual Arlington Sheep Day will be held Saturday morning, March 14, 2015 at the Public Events Facility of the UW-Madison Arlington Agricultural Research […]
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Posted on March 10, 2015
UW-Madison partners with communities, nonprofits to address urban food insecurity
In urban areas like Milwaukee, fresh food is still out of reach for a significant percentage of the population, and people shop for meals at […]
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Posted on March 9, 2015
UW-Madison helps train aspiring farmers enrolled in ‘the MBA of dairy’
Considering the average age of a Wisconsin farmer is upwards of 56 years old and the state has been losing around 500 dairy farms per year in recent […]
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Posted on March 6, 2015
Eliminating a costly disease of sheep – Audio
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The story of Ovine Progressive Pneumonia 3:06 Total Time 0:12 – What is this sheep disease 0:37 – What are you doing to eliminate the […]
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Posted on March 3, 2015
Science engagement experts partner with Morgridge Institute
Intuition tells us that the more factual information one gathers on a controversial topic, the more likely one will reach the “correct” conclusion. But when […]
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Posted on February 27, 2015
And now, cows are texting too – Audio
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Cows now text messaging Doug Reinemann, Professor Department of Biological Systems Engineering UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences djreinem@wisc.edu Phone (608) 262-0223 2:56 – […]
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Posted on February 20, 2015
Spring lambing at Arlington ARS – Audio
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Wisconsin sheep business Todd Taylor, Shepherd Department of Animal Science Arlington Agricultural Research Station UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences toddtaylor@wiscmail.wisc.edu Phone (608) 846-5858 […]
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Posted on February 16, 2015
Dave Nelson helps found—and fill—the new Madison Science Museum
Generally it’s a bad thing to be called a “hoarder.” In Dave Nelson’s case, however, his pack rat tendencies are for a good cause—and will soon […]
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Posted on February 13, 2015
Oil and propane move over for wood – Audio
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Value of wood burning Scott Sanford, Senior Outreach Specialist Department of Biological Systems Engineering UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences sasanford@wisc.edu (608) 262-5062 For […]
