Susan Paskewitz aims to find out how many of the mosquitoes that plague us spring through fall are of the genus that carryies the West Nile Virus

Incoming Chancellor Carolyn A.

Perhaps the only good news in the Aug. 4 announcement that emerald ash borers have been found in southeastern Wisconsin is that the invasive pest took its time getting here. In the six years since the wood-boring beetle was first spotted in Michigan, several new tools have emerged for wiping out the insect and sparing the ash trees it feasts upon.

Leaders from the state’s dairy industry, state government and the college toasted the opening of the college’s new 500-cow dairy research facility at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station

A group of 14 undergraduate students from India are preparing to share the results of being placed in various labs across the UW-Madison campus, where they have spent the summer conducting research.

University of Wisconsin-Madison food science professor Srinivasan Damodaran has discovered an edible antifreeze that can preserve ice cream’s smooth, silky texture.

UW-Madison is betting that John Ralph’s intricate knowledge of plant cell walls will expose new ways of engineering plants that are easier to convert into ethanol.

Following is a list of events currently scheduled at the UW-Madison

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