Category: Economic and Community Development
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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 […]
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Posted on August 21, 2012
Two CALS faculty members among eight named to WARF professorships
Eight members of the UW–Madison faculty have been appointed to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation named professorships in 2012. The appointments, which include $75,000 in research […]
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Posted on August 20, 2012
The culture of ag: CALS’ unique legacy of celebrating the arts and humanities in agriculture
The last thing you’d expect to see inside a university’s newly renovated, state-of-the-art biochemistry center is a 1940s Regionalist masterpiece celebrating rural life. Ditto for […]
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Posted on August 16, 2012
Educational innovation at CALS: An Inside UW interview with Brad Barham
After Brad Barham finished his term as chair of the University Committee, he looked around the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and realized someone […]