Category: Health and Wellness
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Posted on January 15, 2020
From poplar to painkiller: A renewable way to make acetaminophen also improves the bottom line for biorefining
With a new method to synthesize a popular painkiller from plants rather than fossil fuels, a team of researchers led by biochemistry professor John Ralph PhD’82 has […]
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Posted on December 13, 2019
UW–Madison student project aims to save food, reduce food insecurity
It’s late Thursday afternoon, and seven UW–Madison undergraduates are spending about an hour scooping jasmine rice and a lemon-grass tofu-vegetable dish into single-use plastic containers. […]
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Posted on December 10, 2019
Deep in the weeds: Close study of an ordinary plant could lead to big advances in agriculture and medicine
If you were to come across a patch of thale cress poking through a crack in a parking lot, you might not think much of […]
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Posted on November 11, 2019
CALS fields WARF Innovation Award winner and finalist groups
MADISON, Wis. – Two technical breakthroughs, from the realms of experimental physics and microscopic communities, have claimed top honors from WARF this year. Mark […]
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Posted on October 29, 2019
Science outreach: A versatile training tool
Genetics professor Xuehua Zhong is a true believer in the power of outreach to instill a love of science in young people and develop mentoring skills in […]
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Posted on October 10, 2019
Maps showing potential for soil contamination issued for Wisconsin’s lead-zinc mining district
Maps showing the aftermath of lead and zinc mining in Southwest Wisconsin became available in early October. The maps build on digitized information about mine […]
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Posted on September 20, 2019
National Farm Safety Week 2019 – 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: 6:35 0:13 – […]
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Posted on September 9, 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 September 3, 2019
The protein professor: Food chemist Srinivasan Damodaran lends his expertise to innovations in food and nonfood products alike
Srinivasan Damodaran came to the United States in 1976 from South India, where the green revolution was fueling an explosion of wheat and rice production — […]
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Posted on August 26, 2019
Managing mine-scarred lands – Audio
Geoff Siemering Extension Soil Science Outreach Specialist Department of Soil Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608-262-9969 geoff.siemering@wisc.edu Total Time: 7:05 0:14 – Wisconsin’s […]