Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on February 2, 2011
Frederick “Fritz” Usinger IV
It’s the Old World recipes, it’s the 70-plus kinds of sausage (including blutwurst), it’s the signature elves. Usinger’s Famous Sausage is a Milwaukee institution, founded […]
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Girl Scouts learn to extract DNA
This past January, 48 middle school-aged Girl Scouts learned how to extract DNA from strawberries during two “Biochemistry in the Kitchen” science outreach events. The […]
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Posted on January 28, 2011
Stan Temple: A life saving threatened species
It is an icy winter Monday, and Stan Temple, for the sake of a shortened semester, must cram two lectures into one for the 300 […]
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Posted on January 25, 2011
CALS Names Jessie Potterton director of prospective student services
Jessie Ivey Potterton has joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences as Director of Prospective Student Services. She will be in […]
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Posted on January 20, 2011
Midwest school for beginning apple growers offered in March
The Midwest School for Beginning Apple Growers, a three-day workshop for people wanting to start an orchard business, will be offered March 4-6 on the […]
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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 […]
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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 […]