Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on April 15, 2019
UW Arboretum added to National Register of Historic Places
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum, the birthplace of restoration ecology, is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The listing recognizes the Arboretum’s historic […]
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Posted on April 4, 2019
UW Changes Lives: Let your phone do the farming
From February through June, we will be highlighting the ways that UW–Madison changes lives for the better throughout the state of Wisconsin. March’s theme is […]
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Posted on April 3, 2019
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 18, 2019
The flight of the monarch – Audio
PJ Liesch, Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy 2:58 – Total time 0:13 – Good news […]
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Posted on February 27, 2019
Climate change in microcosm: Research in a state wildlife area reveals how animals struggle with and adapt to an environment in flux
Jon Pauli is perched in the passenger seat of a mud-spattered Ford F-250. His ceramic mug brims with coffee as graduate student Evan Wilson guides the truck, loaded […]
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Posted on February 25, 2019
How did insects fare in the polar vortex? – Audio
PJ Liesch, Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy 3:00 – Total time 0:13 – Polar vortex […]
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Posted on January 28, 2019
Controlled burn: Thea Whitman digs into questions of soil, carbon and biochar that could determine the trajectory of climate change
In a small utility room in UW–Madison’s Animal Science Building, the world’s smallest and most precise forest fire is burning. The fuel today: 100 grams […]
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Posted on January 22, 2019
New method assesses lead hazard in soil
As Milwaukee, Flint, Michigan and other cities grapple with the toxic impact of lead water pipes, another lead-contamination hazard lurks in soil. The nervous-system damage […]