Category: Health and Wellness
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Posted on August 16, 2019
Wisconsin’s healthy produce and nutrition – Audio
Beth Olson Extension Nutrition Specialist Department of Nutritional Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension bholson@wisc.edu More information about choosing and using fresh fruits and […]
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Posted on August 12, 2019
The case for healthier tomatoes: Could boosting resistance to plant pathogens in crops help prevent the spread of foodborne illnesses to people?
At some point in your life, you’ve probably gone to class knowing you left an assignment unfinished. The knot in your stomach grew as homework […]
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Posted on July 30, 2019
Microbial repellent: In the fight against mosquitoes, bacteria may come to the rescue
When Que Lan passed away unexpectedly of complications from gastric cancer in 2014, the UW entomology professor left behind a promising research project. Her work suggested bacteria […]
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Posted on July 29, 2019
Dealing with stress in the agriculture industry – Audio
John Shutske, Extension Agricultural and Health Safety Specialist, Department of Biological Systems Engineering UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (608) 890-2949 john.shutske@wisc.edu Resources to […]
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Posted on July 18, 2019
Five things everyone should know about A2 milk
1. A2 milk comes from cows with a natural genetic variation that gives their milk a slightly different protein ratio than conventional milk. All milk contains […]
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Posted on July 3, 2019
Relieving two headaches with one process
With a new method to synthesize a popular pain-relieving medication from plants rather than fossil fuels, researchers at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center have […]
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Posted on June 21, 2019
Safely sharing the road with farmers – Audio
Cheryl Skjolaas, Extension Agricultural Safety Specialist Department of Biological Systems Engineering UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608-262-0568 skjolaas@wisc.edu Total Time: 5:19 0:12 – […]
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Posted on June 15, 2019
What would a cow prefer? Jennifer Van Os studies dairy cows to help the animals, farms and consumers
As a psychology student at Harvard University, Jennifer Van Os studied people with Alzheimer’s disease. Animals and agriculture were far from her mind. But she realized that, […]
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Posted on June 14, 2019
Pests: What to watch for this season – Audio
PJ Liesch, Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy Total Time: 4:11 0:12 Insect activity in Wisconsin […]
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Posted on May 28, 2019
UW Changes Lives: Campus-born fertility company seeks to improve women’s health care, Wisconsin economy
What started as a side project in a laboratory in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry is now a successful Wisconsin startup that’s closer […]