Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on May 9, 2012
Assistant professor Monica White hired to lead environmental justice teaching and outreach
Monica White has been named assistant professor of environmental justice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a new position created and shared by the Nelson Institute […]
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Posted on May 3, 2012
Babcock rebuilding campaign kicks off with $6 million in early pledges
Dairy industry leaders and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker officially kicked off fundraising efforts April 12 for the Campaign to Secure Wisconsin’s and North America’s Dairy […]
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Posted on April 12, 2012
Using town hall meetings to gauge public opinion can lead to misguided science policy, research suggests
Town-hall-style meetings may provide useful insight as to the range of views on a controversial issue, but they’re not all that great a measure of […]
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Posted on March 30, 2012
Concert raises funds for graduate research in sustainable ag and food systems – Apr. 13
The UW-Madison Agroecology Program will hold a benefit concert on Friday, April 13 to support graduate student research in sustainable agriculture and food systems. The […]
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Posted on March 28, 2012
International commission offers road map to sustainable agriculture
An independent commission of scientific leaders from 13 countries today (Wednesday, March 28) released a detailed set of recommendations to policymakers on how to achieve […]
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Posted on March 19, 2012
Two individuals, one couple to be inducted into Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame – May 3
Wisconsin’s meat industry will honor three individuals for their lifetime contributions to the trade by inducting them into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame […]
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Posted on March 12, 2012
Keep on Farming: Partnership helps growers do their work even after serious injury
Sometimes there’s a moment in life when everything changes. For Arlington farmer Alan Kaltenberg, that moment happened twice. The first was when he lost his […]
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Marshfield Research Station turns 100 in March, but its waiting until Aug. 16 to throw the party
The Marshfield Agricultural Research Station passes a major milestone on March 12. The station was established 100 years ago on that date when the University […]
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Posted on March 8, 2012
AgrAbility of Wisconsin and AmeriCorps team up for a second year
The AgrAbility of Wisconsin office is seeing a flurry of activity as AmeriCorps members round out their terms of service and the program seeks to […]
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Posted on February 20, 2012
Reading Green: Innovative program for young learners folds hands-on science into reading
With all the demands for better STEM education (science-technology-engineering-mathematics), you’d think that getting more science into elementary schools would be a top priority. But you’d […]