Taking It Outside
Children are packing on pounds during a season once associated with outdoor activity and exercise. Addressing that problem means confronting a number of factors that are contributing to poor health in our children. [...more]
Spring 2011
ON THE COVER
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.
ALSO FEATURED
A Bug in the System
Climate change is fueling the biggest outbreak ever of tree-killing bark beetles. The insects are decimating conifer forests from Alaska to Arizona—and raising concerns that they could reach the Upper Midwest. [...more]
Departments
In Vivo
An Opportunity to Serve
From CALS Interim Dean William F. Tracy
On Henry Mall
O Bioneers
A new course in bioenergy gets freshmen involved in real-life research challenges
Class Act: Farm Workers' Daughter
Alexandra Huerta comes from a family of agricultural workers, but she is taking her career in a very different direction.
Code Orange
Alarmed by a drop in hunting, researchers investigate how to better market the sport to new audiences.
Cows, Up Close and Personal
Special funding allows students more hands-on learning about animals
Berry Good Science
"Biochemistry in the Kitchen" workshops give Girl Scouts the opportunity to study strawberry DNA.
How DNA Profiling Works
DNA profiling can be used to transform a stray hair into a prison sentence.
Challenging Their Brains
Teri Balser’s teaching style awakens curiosity and encourages big picture thinking.
Field Notes
When the Deep Freeze Thaws
The melting of Arctic permafrost has vast implications for our global climate. CALS professor James Bockheim is studying cores of the frozen soil to gain a glimpse into their future.
Living Science
Missing Piece
Jiming Jiang is unlocking the secrets of the centromere, an overlooked region of DNA that holds the key to chromosome engineering—and a new, possibly safer approach to gene therapy
Working Life
Catching up with Darrel Feucht
It’s the Wisconsin Idea gone global. That’s one way to describe Colonel Darrel Feucht’s pending mission in Afghanistan. The Fall River resident, a loan services facilities manager in civilian life, is leading a newly formed 58-member National Guard team that includes agronomists, hydrologists, forest scientists and a veterinarian. The goal of their 11-month tour? To help restore Afghanistan’s farmland and provide a viable alternative to growing poppies for the drug trade
Baby on Board
Moms on the Go is a CALS fund that covers some travel and childcare expenses for researchers on the field
Back List
Five Things Everyone Should Know About…Bedbugs
More on the bugs that go 'bump' in the night.
Know How
How DNA Profiling Works
DNA profiling can be used to transform a stray hair into a prison sentence.