Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on October 18, 2012
New farm-to-school project aims to make it easier for public schools to serve WI vegetables
A lot of parents want their kids’ schools to serve more fresh and local food for lunch, and schools would like to oblige, but that’s […]
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Posted on October 14, 2012
UW Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmer school offers classes and mentoring at sites across the state
If you’re in the process of setting up a dairy or livestock operation or hope to do so, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has a class […]
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Posted on October 8, 2012
“Class-grass” concerts celebrate the culture of agriculture
The Madison “class-grass” band Graminy, which blends bluegrass and classical music traditions, will perform two concerts cosponsored by the UW-Madison Center for Integrated […]
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Posted on October 1, 2012
Studies point to rising role for women scientists at UW-Madison
As the University of Wisconsin-Madison competes with the world’s top universities for talent and expertise, it is getting more help from women, who in 2011 […]
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Posted on September 24, 2012
“Citizen scientists” are tracking wolves, monitoring streams, banding birds and more
At dusk Dave Wiltrout steps out of his house and climbs into a Ford F150 to follow the lonely roads of the Chequamegon National Forest […]
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Posted on September 19, 2012
High schoolers can ‘test-drive’ CALS at visit days beginning Oct. 19
Choosing a college is a big commitment, so it’s wise to take a test drive before deciding. The UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences […]
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Posted on September 17, 2012
CALS to honor Robert and Carol Black, Roger Cliff, Karl Klessig, Martin Burkhardt and Ken Shapiro
Robert B. and Carol J. Black of Columbus, Roger A. Cliff of Verona, and Karl S. Klessig of Cleveland will receive the Honorary Recognition Award […]
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Posted on August 30, 2012
Looking back to see ahead: How a CALS demographer predicts the state’s 30-year population trends
When David Egan-Robertson was asked to project Wisconsin’s population trends 30 years into the future, he went 30 years into the past. Egan-Robertson, a demographer in […]
- Posted on August 28, 2012
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Posted on August 24, 2012
UW plans new research and teaching facilities to support dairy, meat and poultry processors
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is moving ahead with a $75-million initiative to upgrade research and teaching facilities to support the industries that make some of […]