Category: Health and Wellness
-
Posted on March 8, 2024
Five CALS Discoveries That Changed the World
Last year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison turned 175. The university has been celebrating this impressive milestone by hosting campus and statewide festivities and by […]
-
Posted on
Greater Knowledge, Healthier People
The son of Hmong refugees, Magic Vang BS’23 was urged by his parents to pursue a higher education — not just for his future […]
-
Posted on
New Target for Cancer Treatment?
Once thought to be the trash can of the cell, a little bubble of cellular stuff called the midbody remnant is actually packing working […]
-
Posted on
Fluke Fighter
For William Campbell MS’54, PhD’57, the path to a Nobel Prize started with a fluke — specifically, a sheep liver fluke. During a school […]
-
Posted on November 2, 2023
The Road to Rural Broadband
The South Shore of northern Wisconsin — where Bayfield County meets Lake Superior — is known for its natural beauty. Summer used to be […]
-
Posted on
Ewe Are What Your Grandparents Ate?
“You are what you eat.” We’ve all heard this old adage before. But during pregnancy, maternal nutrition can have a large impact on a […]
-
Posted on
Gather and Connect. Experience and Serve. Learn and Grow.
It’s a cool Sunday morning in early September, and over a dozen UW students are meeting at a farm plot in Eagle Heights Community […]
-
Posted on
Focus on Rural and Tribal Wisconsin
Four projects, including two from CALS, that will support Wisconsin’s rural communities and tribal nations have been selected to receive funding through UW’s Wisconsin […]
-
Posted on
Outstanding Young Farmers
When Kyle and Rachel Zwieg (both FISC’07, ’08) first arrived at the National Outstanding Young Farmers (NOYF) Awards Congress in Appleton, Wisconsin, back in […]
-
Posted on July 7, 2023
Representative Science
Judith Simcox can trace the course of her research career all the way back to high school. Her class was given an assignment to […]
-
Posted on
Viral Copy Machine Revealed
RNA viruses, such as the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, jump into a life-and-death race the moment they infect a cell. These viruses have only […]
-
Posted on
Six Brain-Freezing Facts About Nondairy Frozen Desserts
Ice cream has long been a popular, almost sacred, part of global diets. Influenced by consumer appetites, ice cream comes in a host of […]