CALS and the Wisconsin Economy
When in comes to fueling the economy, there's nothing like having a university in the state.
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Crafted with Care
Wisconsin’s artisan cheese renaissance may be a miracle, but it’s no accident. Government, academia and nonprofits all have had a hand in the market’s delectable bloom.
Code Orange
Alarmed by a drop in hunting, researchers investigate how to better market the sport to new audiences.
Berry Good Science
"Biochemistry in the Kitchen" workshops give Girl Scouts the opportunity to study strawberry DNA.
Next Steps
CELEBRATE “Peace Corps and Africa: Fifty Years,” to be held on the UW-Madison campus March 24-26. The event brings together former volunteers, musicians, artists, storytellers, and Peace Corps founders and leaders to celebrate and debate the legacy of the Peace Corps in Africa and beyond. To register, visit: africa.wisc.edu/peacecorps. NOMINATE candidates for three honors bestowed [...]
Staying Fit, Naturally
Like a lot of graduate students, Sarah Jacquart took time this summer to focus on her research. But in her case, that meant spending five mornings each week with a group of excitable middle-schoolers, eating snap peas and exploring the dangers of garlic breath. Jacquart, a doctoral student in nutritional sciences, leads GardenFit, a program [...]
Garden Party
Student-led project inspires a Milwaukee neighborhood.
Gaining on the Drain
Demographers see a trend in rural Wisconsin that could begin to reverse decades of population decline. But will jobs follow?
Babcock's Artisans Spread Cheese Expertise
Taking cheese to Ecuador and beyond.
The Catch
Fish are good for you—except when they’re bad. How a legacy of environmental contamination continues to haunt one of our healthiest foods, and what we can do to fix it.
Something-Happening-Here: Kohler, Wisconsin
Michael Lee BS'87
Rooms with a Hue
Veteran professor Jack Kloppenburg takes on a new role helping students figure out what it means to live green.