Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on August 28, 2023
Pollutants are important to biodiversity’s role in spread of wildlife diseases
Conventional wisdom among ecologists holds that the more species there are inhabiting an ecosystem, the less vulnerable any one species will be to a threat […]
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Posted on August 24, 2023
Wisconet provides up-to-date weather information to support Wisconsin farmers, researchers and residents
Wisconsin’s wild weather has been on full display in 2023 with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, wildfire smoke, heavy precipitation and extreme drought. Weather can have […]
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Posted on August 16, 2023
UW Organic Agriculture Field Day to highlight organic practices that improve soil health
Drought conditions across the Midwest highlight the need for agricultural practices that promote resilience in the face of extreme weather. Farming strategies such as living […]
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Posted on August 9, 2023
With Wisconsin Rural Partnership funding, UW–Madison launches new projects to support rural and tribal communities
Four projects that aim to support rural communities and tribal nations in Wisconsin have been selected to receive funding through the Wisconsin Rural Partnership initiative […]
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Posted on August 2, 2023
UW–Madison Agronomy and Soils Field Day set for Aug. 30
Learn about the latest University of Wisconsin–Madison crop and soils research at the annual UW Agronomy and Soils Field Day set for Wednesday, Aug. 30 […]
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Posted on July 26, 2023
UW–Madison offers new major in animal and veterinary biosciences
“I will always be a cat and dog girl,” says Maria Rivera, with a glint of light in her eyes. Rivera, a third-year University of […]
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Posted on July 19, 2023
Picturing the places wildlands and people meet at a global scale
Researchers led by a team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have created the first tool to map and visualize the areas where human settlements and […]
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Posted on July 7, 2023
Ticks may be able to spread chronic wasting disease between Wisconsin deer
A new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds that ticks can harbor transmissible amounts of the protein particle that causes chronic wasting […]
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Posted on June 29, 2023
Make great memories at Kemp Natural Resources Station summer events
Those in search of summer fun are encouraged to attend one of the upcoming events at Kemp Natural Resources Station, located on picturesque Tomahawk Lake […]
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Posted on June 28, 2023
Inna Popova, UW soil contamination researcher, receives new Leo M. Walsh Faculty Fellow Award
Inna Popova, assistant professor in the UW–Madison Department of Soil Science, has been selected to receive the inaugural Leo M. Walsh Faculty Fellow Award. The […]