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Deep in the Weeds
Posted on October 11, 2019If you were to come across a patch of thale cress poking through a crack in a parking lot, you might not think much of […]
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Science Outreach: A Versatile Training Tool
Posted onGenetics professor Xuehua Zhong is a true believer in the power of outreach to instill a love of science in young people and develop mentoring […]
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A Model Solution
Posted onWhen agronomy professor Chris Kucharik and his wife, Amy, moved into a subdivision in the Town of Burke in 2006, they weren’t surprised to learn […]
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Big Data Wranglers
Posted onThe video clip shows some very colorful calves. It’s an overhead view of five young Holsteins, but none of them is black and white. They […]
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The Future of Dairy Relies on Research
Posted onYears of low milk prices, rising costs, and trade policy turmoil have taken their toll on our state’s dairy farmers and the dairy industry as […]
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Five things everyone should know about . . . A Sand County Almanac
Posted onAldo Leopold’s book A Sand County Almanac was published 70 years ago. But its message about our relationship with nature is more important now than […]
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Cookies a la Chickpea
Posted onDelicious desserts may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of chickpeas, but a team of food science students have […]
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More Green, Less Greenhouse Gas
Posted onIn 2013, the $10 million Dairy Coordinated Agricultural Project, or Dairy CAP, set out to assess the greenhouse gas contributions of the dairy industry and […]
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Class Act | Upbringing, Fate Lead Nontraditional Student to Genetics
Posted onHad it not been for her father’s truck accident, Carmen Nightfall BS’x22 might never have attended college. But the unfortunate incident sparked a positive change […]
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From Poplar to Painkiller
Posted onWith a new method to synthesize a popular painkiller from plants rather than fossil fuels, a team of researchers led by biochemistry professor John Ralph […]
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‘Another Dimension’ of Wildlife Ecology
Posted onAt the end of a dock on a placid lake, Abby Haydin taps play on her phone, sending tunes to a wireless speaker. She is […]
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Borneo and Papua New Guinea | The Sounds of Biodiversity
Posted onIt’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words. To Zuzana Burivalova, an audio recording is worth a thousand pictures. That’s the beauty of […]