The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Dairy Science invites high school seniors and transfer students interested in exploring an education in dairy science to an open house on Monday, August 22, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attending seniors and their parents will gain a firsthand look into one of the nation”s most prestigious dairy science departments as they tour the UW-Madison campus and Dairy Cattle Center, attend workshops and learn about the many exciting opportunities available to Dairy Science majors. Faculty, current students and alumni also will be available for questions.

The College is meeting the demands of industry and society by implementing a new undergraduate leadership certificate program during the Fall 2005 semester.

On Saturday, Sept. 10, the Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association will hold its 30th annual Football Fire-Up at the Stock Pavilion. The Fire-Up will start at 8:30 a.m. and run to 10:30 a.m., prior to the 11 a.m. Badger football game against Temple. The WALSAA annual meeting will be held at 8 a.m.

The Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association Scholarship Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 9 at the Bridges Golf Club in Madison, with a shotgun start at noon.

The chemical pathways by which alcohol causes neurological cell death in chick embryos overlap with the pathways that give alcohol its addictive properties, a University of Wisconsin-Madison fetal alcohol researcher announced in a study published this month in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.

Fifteen Wisconsin dairy youth received James W. Crowley Leadership Awards at the 2005 Wisconsin Junior State Fair for their outstanding dairy project work. Each award winner received a plaque provided by the James W. Crowley Dairy Management and Extension Fund.

Wisconsin junior dairy exhibitors gave fairgoers an excellent view of the state’s dairy industry at the 2005 Wisconsin Junior State Fair. County exhibits featuring elite groups of cattle and incorporating dairy promotion themes were judged in the herdsmanship competition. Dairy youth exhibitors from 44 Wisconsin counties competed for the title of champion herdsmen.

The Marshfield Agricultural Research Station’s second annual Twilight Garden Meeting will be held Wednesday, Aug. 24. Following a welcome at 6 p.m. by assistant station superintendent Mike Bertram, presenters will cover a variety of gardening and produce-management topics.

Vampires will have a miserable time at this year’s Horticultural Field Day, Aug. 20 at the West Madison Research Station. Eleven cultivars of roasted garlic will be available for taste-testing, and the station’s Allium vegetable collection – onions, leeks and shallots – will be highlighted for the first time at a field day. Visitors will also find sweet corn, salsas, melons, cucumbers and a wide variety of peppers and tomatoes to sample.

Visitors to the Marshfield Agricultural Research Station’s summer field day Tuesday, Aug. 23, will open the day with a welcome and research update from station superintendent Tom Drendel and assistant superintendent Mike Bertram.