A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty, students and community organizations, however, is out to construct a new reality: green housing that doesn’t require as much up-front expense.

When he was in seventh grade, Mike Hillstrom was happiest when he was playing with bugs. A dozen years later, it’s still true. But now the bugs are a lot bigger and more exotic. And technically, he’s not just playing.

Dairy science students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will see more wear and tear on the soles of their boots and less on the seats of their pants, thanks to curriculum changes aimed to help students build their technical and analytical skills.

The new department’s greater size and disciplinary breadth will better position it to address many of today’s natural resource challenges, says forestry professor Ray Guries, who serves as chairman of the new department.

CALS strives to foster the highest scholarly and ethical standards among its students, faculty, and staff. Though extremely rare, we realize there are times when misconduct may occur in our midst and that it is our responsibility to take steps to rectify it.

The Department of Wildlife Ecology and the Department of Forestry Ecology and Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences are […]

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 […]

Vegetation plays a lesser role than other factors in how well rain gardens trap storm water runoff.

Members of the Dietetics and Nutrition Club help kids make edible jewelry from food purchased at the Dane County Farmers Market.

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.