Where Are We Now?
In less than five years of operation, the CALS-led Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center has produced a number of breakthroughs that may lead to a less oil-dependent future [...more]
Fall 2011
ON THE COVER
Bioenergy: Getting It Right
What have we learned about biofuels—and where are we going? In this edition we catch up with work being done at the Great Lakes Regional Bioenergy Research Center some four years after its founding.
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Beyond the Gas Tank
Biomass is not just destined for liquid fuel. It’s changing the way a diverse range of goods and services are being produced and provided in Wisconsin. [...more]
Cash Crop Biomass
Wisconsin farmers are well positioned to take advantage of a new market—but getting there will take some fresh vision and a little retooling [...more]
Departments
In Vivo
Discovery Under Way
From CALS Interim Dean William F. Tracy
On Henry Mall
Detectives in Training
A new internship puts undergrads on the trail of foodborne pathogens
Smart Birding
A new birdsong app identifies feathered friends by their tweets
Class Act: Learn by Doing
Michael Crossley
How Wisconsin Became Cow Country
That’s the question Edward Janus pursues in Creating Dairyland, a new book from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Not surprisingly, it’s a CALS Who’s Who, covering everyone from Stephen M. Babcock (“The patron saint of dairying”) to contemporary alumni in chapter-length profiles (including Karl Klessig BS’78 MS’79, Laura Daniels BS’97 and several Crave brothers). “Anyone [...]
Field Notes
A Simple Sprinkle Improves Yields in Potato's Homeland
Jiwan Palta uses gypsum to help Peruvian farmers improve their potato crop
In Vietnam, Mopeds Help Teach Economics
Corbett Grainger uses motor scooters to impart the basics of environmental economics.
Living Science
The Infection Eaters
Marcin Filutowicz stumbled upon a potentially powerful biotherapy—using amoebas that feast on antibiotic-resistant bacteria to cure such ills as staph infections and diabetic ulcers
Working Life
Catch up with . . . Richard Wagner
MS'75, PhD'79 Food Science
The Grow Dozen: Soil Science
12 alumni who are grounded in soil science
Back List
Five Things Everyone Should Know About . . . Bamboo
The fast-growing hardwood is more than food for pandas
Know How
KnowHow: How Bees Make Honey
Producing honey is a strenuous team effort for bees