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  • Posted on July 20, 2017
    UW center plays key role in finding Zika-transmitting mosquito in state

    The new Upper Midwestern Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases, led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, this week identified the Asian tiger mosquito, which can […]

  • Posted on July 18, 2017
    Training series to help farmers sell local food to Wisconsin schools

    Farmers interested in selling their products to K-12 schools and early care sites are encouraged to attend “Know Your Buyer, Know Your Supplier” trainings across […]

  • Posted on June 28, 2017
    Plant derivative could help patients reliant on tube feeding

    Synesis, a University of Wisconsin–Madison spinoff developing a patented formula for liquid nutrition, is advancing a plant-based additive designed to reduce or eliminate severe side […]

  • Posted on June 26, 2017
    What’s the prognosis? CALS alumnus conducts study comparing online symptom checkers with in-person doctor visits

    When your stomach starts feeling a little queasy, the first thing you might do is reach for your smartphone or laptop and start punching your […]

  • Posted on June 23, 2017
    Mosquito and tick season – Audio
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    P.J. Liesch, UW-Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison, College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy 3:03 – Total Time 0:16 – 2017 mosquito […]

  • Posted on June 12, 2017
    Finding useful chemicals from fungi, faster

    Fungi are rich sources of natural molecules for drug discovery, but many challenges have pushed pharmaceutical companies away from tapping into this bounty. Now scientists […]

  • Posted on June 8, 2017
    Lactation sensation: Laura Hernandez works to improve milk production, for the benefit of both cows and humans

    When the city girl decides to study lactation, she must first learn to milk a cow. Laura Hernandez, an assistant professor of dairy science at CALS, […]

  • Posted on June 6, 2017
    WARF and UW–Madison ranked sixth among universities in U.S. utility patents in 2016

    The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), which serves as the designated patent management organization for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, moved up to sixth place among […]

  • Posted on June 5, 2017
    D-Day invasion was bolstered by UW–Madison penicillin project

    Seventy-three years ago Tuesday, on June 6, 1944, the D-Day invasion of Normandy was bolstered by millions of doses of a precious new substance: penicillin. […]

  • Posted on May 30, 2017
    Adventures in global health

    When it comes to study abroad experiences, an elephant ride in Thailand is pretty hard to beat. “The entire time we were around the elephants, […]