Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on June 17, 2020
CALS experts use land restoration and management to help pollinators and pest-eaters in the patchwork habitats of Wisconsin
It’s a common late summer sight in south-central Wisconsin: a prairie in bloom, with tall, waving grasses peppered with bursts of yellow, purple, and white. […]
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Posted on June 1, 2020
New digital maps show potential for lead and zinc contamination in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area
Long ago, lead and zinc mining were a way of life for the people of Southwest Wisconsin. But the industries left their imprint in the […]
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Rebecca Wiepz named superintendent of Peninsular Ag Research Station
Rebecca Wiepz has been named superintendent of Peninsular Agricultural Research Station (PARS), the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s 120-acre research farm located near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, on […]
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Posted on May 14, 2020
Five things everyone should know about ‘plant blindness’ (and how we can cure it)
“Plant blindness” is the inability to recognize or notice the plants in one’s environment. For many people, it’s far easier to discern or recall an image […]
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Posted on May 5, 2020
CALS undergraduates create new knowledge in the lab and the field, and prepare for the future
Critical thinking, sound judgement, mental endurance. Exceptional communication and effective collaboration. These aren’t just human resources buzzwords. They’re authentic skills and abilities that anyone can weave […]
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Posted on April 24, 2020
Groundbreaking women scholars of CALS
Marguerite Davis, Elizabeth McCoy, and Esther Lederberg were all remarkable researchers and women in their own right, but CALS has seen the likes of many exceptional women scholars […]
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Posted on April 6, 2020
UW–Madison diagnostic labs adjust, suspend services
Some of the services offered by the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s diagnostic laboratories have been temporarily adjusted or suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Details are […]
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Posted on April 3, 2020
UW to host “Considerations for Landspreading Milk” webinar on Apr. 7
Some Wisconsin dairy farmers have been asked by their processors to withhold delivery of milk, resulting in the need for milk or milk/manure mixtures to […]
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Posted on March 26, 2020
Six UW–Madison postdoctoral fellowships funded by state-sponsored Dairy Innovation Hub
The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) recently awarded six, two-year postdoctoral fellowships to help increase dairy-related research capacity through the […]
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Posted on March 10, 2020
How new data can make ecological forecasts as good as weather forecasts
When El Nino approaches, driven by warm Pacific Ocean waters, we’ve come to expect both drenching seasonal rains in the southern U.S. and drought in […]