Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on January 18, 2011
Wisconsin ag the topic of new podCALS series
CALS experts discuss various aspects of Wisconsin agriculture in the five podcasts listed below. They will also share their perspectives at the Wisconsin Agricultural Economic […]
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Posted on January 13, 2011
Study highlights flaw in common approach of public opinion surveys about science
A new study highlights a major flaw in attempting to use a single survey question to assess public opinion on science issues. Researchers found that […]
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Posted on January 12, 2011
Three CALS faculty honored as AAAS fellows
MADISON – Eight members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), it […]
- Posted on January 10, 2011
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Registration open for the Farm and Industry Short Course reunion on Jan. 29
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course, Wisconsin’s longest-running agricultural education program, invites alumni and friends to help celebrate its 126th anniversary at […]
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Should Wisconsin honor its hardest-working bacterium?
Wisconsin has a state dance (the polka), a state fossil (the trilobite), a state beverage (milk, of course) and 18 other official state symbols. But […]
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Posted on January 6, 2011
Global Health Initiative seeks campuswide involvement in incubator series
Global health problems extend beyond clinics, vaccine laboratories, and hospitals. Some of the most pressing problems stem from societal, economic and environmental factors as well. […]
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Girl Scouts to extract strawberry DNA at UW-Madison workshops
A group of 48 middle school-aged Girl Scouts will learn how to extract DNA from strawberries during two “Biochemistry in the Kitchen” science outreach events, […]
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New sustainability project to focus on links between water system and human, landscape factors
An interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is turning a comprehensive lens on Madison’s water in all its forms — […]
- Posted on January 3, 2011