Forest Forensics
Lizzy Berkley goes biochemical to track what wild wolves are eating.
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Treading Lightly on Earth's Last Frontier
Professor searches to lessen the blow of eco-tourism on Antarctica's fragile ecosystem.
How to Study the Smell of Cheese
SO YOU’RE WELL ALONG IN DEVELOPING THIS GREAT NEW CHEDDAR. You sample a piece from a trial run, and you notice this funny aroma. Kind of reminds you of gym socks. Can this Cheddar be saved? Here’s how researchers in UW-Madison’s food science department tackle the problem. Extract the flavor molecules. Cheese aromas are created [...]
Climbing to the Top
Forestry grad Joe House goes out on a limb to promote tree saftey.
Bearing South
With a growing population and expanding range, Wisconsin black bears are on the move. CALS researchers are studying their path to figure out where they'll end up.
Sustainable Farming Key to Dairy's Growth
UW professor sees potential in Mexican dairy industry.
Go Figure
By blending biology and computational logic, Julie Mitchell is helping make math the next microscope.
Playing Matchmaker for a Threatened Chicken
CALS ecologists hoping to preserve greater prairie chickens and their "booming grounds."
MySpace: Jorge Escalante
Ira L. Baldwin Professor of Bacteriology
Making Links
Meat lab gives students a taste of the industry.
Youth Movement
High-school students tackle real science in CALS labs.
Too Many A's?
Prenatal vitamins may deliver more than baby needs.