Category: Health and Wellness
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Posted on October 19, 2014
Alan Chen, Bascom Hill Society scholarship winner
Alan Chen, a CALS senior majoring in biology, moved to Minoqua, Wisconsin from China with his family when he was in second grade. His scholarship, volunteerism, […]
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Posted on October 3, 2014
Very berry healthy – Audio
/RSS FeedBrad Bolling, Assistant Professor Department of Food Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences bwbolling@wisc.edu Phone (608) 890-0212 2:59 – Total Time 0:18 – […]
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Posted on September 8, 2014
In directing stem cells, study shows context matters
Figuring out how blank slate stem cells decide which kind of cell they want to be when they grow up — a muscle cell, a […]
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Partners in food safety: CALS undergrads part of efforts to expand food safety training at campus eateries
When the managers of University Housing Dining and Culinary Services (DCS) decided a few years ago to go above and beyond state requirements in employee […]
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Posted on September 3, 2014
Probing the mysteries of RNA
For people who know about RNA mostly from its place in the central dogma of biology — DNA ➙ RNA ➙ Protein — this story […]
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Posted on July 25, 2014
Recap of the Wisconsin insect season – Audio
/RSS FeedPJ Liesch, Director, Insect Diagnostic Lab Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences pliesch@wisc.edu Phone (608) 262-6510 2014 Wisconsin insect review 3:01 […]
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Posted on July 4, 2014
Economic value of pollution control – Audio
/RSS FeedCorbett Grainger, Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences cagrainger@wisc.edu Phone (608) 262-3651 Economics of the environment […]
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Posted on June 24, 2014
Chris Hittinger named Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences
A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher, well known for his work studying yeast fermentation, has been named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences by the […]
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Posted on June 12, 2014
Biochemist Aaron Hoskins receives Shaw Award
Aaron Hoskins, a CALS assistant professor of biochemistry, was one of two UW-Madison researchers selected to receive a $200,000 grant through the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s […]
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Posted on June 2, 2014
Scientists capture most detailed images yet of tiny cellular machines
A grandfather clock is, on its surface, a simple yet elegant machine. Tall and stately, its job is to steadily tick away the time. But […]