Category: Health and Wellness
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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 […]
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Posted on May 24, 2019
The start of grilling season – Audio
/RSS FeedJeff Sindelar, Extension meat specialist Department of Animal Sciences UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences sindelar@wisc.edu (608) 262-0555 4:55 – Total time 0:11– What […]
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Posted on May 23, 2019
Five things everyone should know about mycotoxins
Mycotoxins are small, poisonous molecules, produced by certain species of molds, that can cause disease or death in animals and humans. Mycotoxin-producing fungi can invade and […]
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Posted on April 3, 2019
Tiny Earth: Advancing antibiotic discoveries through undergraduate research
More and more bacteria are becoming resistant to traditional antibiotics, and this resistance has become a focal point of research at many universities. Common infections […]
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CALS offers summer classes about food, ag and science for all interested learners
Summer Term isn’t just for UW–Madison students. While taking summer classes is a great way for current UW students to get ahead in their studies, […]
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Posted on April 2, 2019
Engineers of ingenuities: Biological systems engineering students offer solutions to real-world problems in their capstone practicum
A bioreactor that removes phosphorus from lakes, an easy-to-use harness system designed to prevent falls from dangerous heights, and an early detection sensor for toxic […]
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Posted on April 1, 2019
UW–Madison CALS featured in new report identifying how to supercharge ag science in the U.S.
A new report shows how U.S. farmers—facing a surge of weather events and disease outbreaks—can increase production and revenues with innovations produced by federally funded […]
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Posted on March 12, 2019
THOR wrangles complex microbiomes into a model for improving them
“Microbial communities run the world,” says Jo Handelsman, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “People always laugh when I […]
