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A Synchrony of Investments
Posted on February 25, 2021Last spring, I happily announced that our faculty ranks welcomed a tremendous influx of new talent, with 19 new hires in 2019. Now I’m pleased […]
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Seven Things Everyone Should Know about . . . Tardigrades
Posted on1. Tardigrades are tiny, water-loving animals. They prefer wet environments, and as long as the conditions are right, they can be found all over […]
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A Moveable Feast for Predators
Posted onEcologists at CALS have found that carnivores living near people can get more than half of their diets from human food sources, a major […]
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Class Act | Entrepreneurial Spirit ‘Boosts’ Undergrad’s Prospects
Posted onWhen Kit Chow BSx’21 decided to study biological systems engineering at CALS, he knew he would get to do one of his favorite things […]
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Cheese as a Treatment for Hypertension?
Posted onHigh blood pressure contributes to almost half a million deaths in the United States each year. To help manage the condition, called hypertension, health […]
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How a Renaissance Molecule Is Made
Posted onFatty acids, the compounds that provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits through diets rich in leafy greens and fish, are now also heralded for their […]
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‘Meat’ Our New Building
Posted onOn Nov. 6, CALS celebrated the opening of the new Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery (MSABD) building. Part of the Department of Animal […]
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A Taste of Many Cultures
Posted onHow does the American ideal of healthy eating exclude other cultures? That was the question posed to students by instructor Erika Anna BS’13 in […]
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Six-Legged Livestock Could Solve Food Shortages — Sustainably
Posted onIn the Midwest, we’re used to seeing big fields dotted with cattle and steel barns bustling with broiler chickens. Beef, poultry, and pork are […]
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Agriculture as Resilience, Resistance, and Liberation
Posted onWhen Monica White joined the UW faculty in 2012, she was already hard at work on the project that would become Freedom Farmers, a […]
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Vigilant Eyes on COVID-19
Posted onIn late March 2020, COVID-19 struck Wisconsin’s Brown County. The virus hit workers in the area’s meat industry especially hard. But Salm Partners, a […]
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How to Neutralize a Virus
Posted onIn the fight against COVID-19, public attention has largely focused on vaccines. But researchers around the world have been racing to find treatments, too. […]