In the Field | At the Center of the COVID-19 Response

  While most of us have been doing our best to avoid contact with the novel coronavirus, Christina Carlson MS’08, PhD’13 has been in the […]

Meat Science Program, Vita Plus Partner to Feed Those in Need

  When the coronavirus pandemic started disrupting the nation’s meat supply chains in spring, UW–Madison’s swine program soon found itself among the affected operations. With […]

Final Exam Fall 2020

A Coalition of Scientists Takes on COVID-19 — with Data

  It began with a question from a yoga instructor, sent to the inbox of horticulture professor Brian Yandell. Now it’s a major collaborative effort, […]

There’s No Use in Wasting Spilt Milk

  Imagine the hard work of running a dairy farm — the relentless hours, the uncertainty over everything from the weather to prices, the worries […]

When Challenging Things Happen, Look for the Innovators

I have no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered your lives, just as it has transformed the way CALS operates (at least for […]

Eight Things Everyone Should Know about . . . Coronaviruses

  Coronaviruses come from a large family. It includes four genera and many species that infect a variety of mammals and birds — and sometimes […]

A Missing Piece in the Genetic Puzzle of High Cholesterol Risk

  Precision medicine has the potential to tailor treatments to a patient’s unique genetic sequence. But achieving this precision — or developing new drugs — […]

‘COVID Crush’ Shows Disease Spread Is No Game

  They wanted a way to help people understand how a disease like COVID-19 can transmit through a population. So Malia Jones and Caitlin Bourbeau […]

My Parents’ Kitchen as a Classroom

  Jori Skalitzky is a sophomore majoring in life sciences communication and environmental sciences. She wrote this perspecitve in mid-April 2020, several weeks after classes […]

Precipitation and Groundwater Levels: It’s a Long-term Relationship

  The connection seems obvious: more rain means higher water levels. But it’s not always that simple. Many factors are at play, so it’s often […]

Class Act | Fifth Generation Farmer Applies Short Course Experience to Organic Operation

  Jason Doudlah FISC’20 spent two years as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin–Steven’s Point, but after completing his general education courses, he didn’t […]