Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on December 20, 2010
Teri Balser accepts U.S. Professor of the Year award
In her acceptance speech, soil scientist Teri Balser discusses her teaching approach.
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Posted on December 1, 2010
New treatments protect Christmas trees from ‘Grinch’ grub
Across northern Wisconsin, many of the state’s Christmas tree growers struggle to protect their trees from an insect pest known as the white grub, which […]
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Posted on November 15, 2010
GreenHouse Residential Learning Community helps students move toward sustainability
Though enticing, the food spread across the tables is only part of the point of this meal. The two dozen students at this Global Food […]
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Posted on October 18, 2010
Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac and Climate Change
Stanley Temple explains how climate change is disrupting the integrity of ecological communities.
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Posted on October 8, 2010
Chris Kucharik
Kucharik is an assistant professor of agronomy with joint appointments in CALS and the Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment. His areas […]
- Posted on October 7, 2010
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Posted on October 6, 2010
Freshman bioenergy course offered for first time
For the first time ever, UW-Madison’s First-Year Interest Group (FIG) program is offering a bioenergy course this fall. Through a new partnership between the Wisconsin […]
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Posted on October 5, 2010
POET executive to headline discussion on cellulosic ethanol production
Built on a foundation of grain-based production, the cellulosic ethanol industry is poised for strong growth in the United States. During his keynote address at […]
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Bioenergy choices could change Midwest bird diversity
Ambitious plans to expand acreage of bioenergy crops could have a major impact on birds in the Upper Midwest, according to a study published today […]
- Posted on September 26, 2010