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  • A sprawling cornfield with a strip of grassy land in the center.

    Extreme Weather, Conservation on the Minds of Midwestern Farmers

    Posted on July 15, 2025

      A recent survey conducted by CALS researchers finds that Midwestern farmers are feeling the effects of extreme weather, and they view conservation practices that […]

  • Urban Development Threatens the State’s Best Agricultural Soil

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      During urban expansion, soil gets covered by roads, buildings, and parking lots, a process called “soil sealing.” It reduces the soil’s ability to support […]

  • Jake Brunkard stands among tall plants in a UW greenhouse.

    Target of Opportunity

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      In Jake Brunkard’s lab in the Genetics-Biotechnology Center, you’ll find plants everywhere. The space is filled with grow carts containing tomatoes and Arabidopsis thaliana, […]

  • Brodie works at a lab table, examining vials.

    The Poultry Professor

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      Undergrads, take heed: That career seminar your advisor recommended just might lead you to your actual career. Aaron Bodie PhD’22 is case in point. […]

  • Three students sitting at a table in a classroom tasting types of yogurt.

    Friday’s Philanthropy

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      Charitable giving is a thread that runs through most of Fritz Friday’s life. As a young food science major at CALS in 1954, Friday […]

  • A UW Badger fan with face painted red and white and wearing a cheesehead stands in a crowd.

    Take the Summer 2025 Final Exam

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  • A young man sits at the back of a small aluminum boat and steers it across a lake using an outboard motor.

    In Pursuit of Mudpuppies

    Posted on March 5, 2025

      The first time Mason Polencheck BSx’25 met a mudpuppy, he was nine years old, on a fishing trip in the waters of Lake Superior. […]

  • A photo illustration on a light blue background depicts photographs of various modes of water recreation, including kayaking, boating, swimming, and fishing, all connected by a winding river.

    Pristine Waterways: How to Put a Price on the Priceless

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      Americans are demanding cleaner lakes, beaches, and rivers. In survey after survey, people rank water quality as the environmental issue that worries them the […]

  • A grandmother and grand daughter in a field looking in a insect catching net.

    ‘Honorary Degrees’ and Deep Connections

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      It’s like the ultimate sleepover with the grandparents: ice cream for breakfast, a behind-the-scenes tour of Camp Randall Stadium, and then an afternoon of […]

  • A woman student stands at a lab bench with various implements and presents to two woman seated on either side of her. Another woman observes in the background.

    How We RISE to the Challenges of the World

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      In February 2024, UW Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin announced the launch of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence Initiative (RISE). Broadly, the goal […]

  • An illustration of robots working in a farm field and a computer screen depicting scientific and molecular symbols emerging from an opened pill capsule. A medication bottle rests on a desktop nearby.

    AI, Data Science, and the Transformation of Scientific Research: A Primer

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      Artificial intelligence (AI) and data science are two closely related yet distinct fields that are driving research and innovation in the agricultural and life […]

  • Two photos side-by-side on a pile of cheese curds. The first pile of curds has not been baked, but the second pile has and there are some dark crispy spots on them.

    And the Squeak Goes on

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      When thinking about what makes different foods pleasurable to eat, taste and texture will always come to mind. But the noise a morsel makes […]

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