Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on July 6, 2007
Soil particles found to boost prion’s capacity to infect
The rogue proteins that cause chronic wasting disease exhibit a dramatic increase in their infectious nature when bound to common soil particles, according to a new study.
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Posted on June 26, 2007
Major bioenergy initiative takes flight in Midwest
MADISON – A consortium of universities, government laboratories and businesses led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison to explore the vast potential of bioenergy was awarded […]
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Posted on June 8, 2007
Study explores effectiveness of rain gardens
Vegetation plays a lesser role than other factors in how well rain gardens trap storm water runoff.
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Posted on May 17, 2007
Students Create New Environmental Strategy For Lake Ripley
Students in Rick Chenoweth’s Human Behavior and Environmental Problems course this semester teamed up with the Lake Ripley Management District to create a plan centered on community-based social marketing, an approach to promoting social behaviors that draws heavily on social psychology. CBSM has shown promise in medical campaigns, but its use in advancing environmental goals has outreach professionals around the state taking notice.
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Posted on April 14, 2007
Prions Likely To Be More Mobile In Alkaline Soils
Prions, the rogue proteins that cause chronic wasting disease and similar maladies, may be more mobile in soil that is more alkaline, suggests a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
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Posted on October 31, 2006
Eco-Apple program expands into Eco-Fruit
A University of Wisconsin-Madison program that has helped Wisconsin apple growers reduce pesticide use without sacrificing fruit quality has a new name and a broader mission.
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Posted on October 10, 2006
Wildlife Specialists Hope Shorter Gun Season Will Help Curb CWD Spread
Wildlife officials and UW-Madison researchers are closely watching for results of new control strategies designed to contain the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in the southern part of the state. Researchers are also employing landscape genetics technology to better understand how deer move and how various herds are related.
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Posted on September 25, 2006
Putting Less Energy Into Bioenergy Crops
Kevin Shinners wants farmers to put less energy into harvesting and handling biofuel crops: Less fuel, less time and less labor – both in the field and the biorefinery.
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Feed and Fuel
Michael Casler and Paul Weimer are experts on matters related to forage digestibility in dairy cows. So how did they end up doing research on […]
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Posted on August 2, 2006
Artists, scientists, educators collaborate on climate change exhibit
In early May, a group of artists and scientists convened to discuss climate change and the role of art in educating the public about this complex topic. The group is now putting together an art exhibition designed to help explain the likely impact of climate change on Wisconsin”s Northwoods.