Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on October 31, 2022
Horticulture department serves up satiating course on Indigenous foodways
On a frigid February afternoon, around 60 UW–Madison students in Horticulture 380 – Indigenous Foodways: Food and Seed Sovereignty gathered around a campfire near campus’ […]
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Posted on October 26, 2022
Innovation through campus cooperation in America’s Dairyland
In 2019, Wisconsin dairy leaders approached state legislators with a long-standing problem and a request for help. The state’s dairy farm numbers were in a […]
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Posted on September 28, 2022
Where, exactly, are the warblers? New maps can help conservationists protect biodiversity
As humans continue to drastically alter landscapes across the country, birds suffer the consequences. By at least one estimate, the population of North American birds […]
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Posted on September 19, 2022
Decoding how bacteria talk with each other
Bacteria, the smallest living organisms in the world, form communities where unified bodies of individuals live together, contribute a share of the property and share […]
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Posted on September 15, 2022
UW’s Allen Centennial Garden hosts Harvest Festival on Oct. 8
Members of the UW–Madison, Madison and broader community are invited to celebrate Allen Centennial Garden’s abundant and diverse harvest during the garden’s Harvest Festival on […]
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Posted on September 8, 2022
A home wherever I go: For grad students of color, this campus community offers the support and feel of a family
“What are you looking for in a graduate school?” That was the question posed to a panel of visiting undergraduates one April afternoon in UW’s […]
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Kent Weigel, Milo Wiltbank named first Judge John J. Crown chairs
Kent Weigel and Milo Wiltbank, both professors in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, have been named the inaugural recipients of […]
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Posted on September 2, 2022
Just like a trip to Japan
In a span of 20 minutes, a dozen UW students visited a Japanese pastry shop and a high-tech sushi restaurant, and then they got ice […]
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Posted on August 24, 2022
UW Organic Ag Field Day to highlight organic soil health
Demand for organic grain continues to increase, with prices for organic soybeans reaching $40 per bushel. While requiring different approaches to management compared to conventional […]
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Posted on August 9, 2022
Six hard truths about vertical farming
The promise of vertical farming — grow crops anytime, anywhere — is fantastic. Promoters speak of a world where wheat cultivated in a repurposed warehouse […]