From Poplar to Painkiller

With a new method to synthesize a popular painkiller from plants rather than fossil fuels, a team of researchers led by biochemistry professor John Ralph […]

‘Another Dimension’ of Wildlife Ecology

At the end of a dock on a placid lake, Abby Haydin taps play on her phone, sending tunes to a wireless speaker. She is […]

Borneo and Papua New Guinea | The Sounds of Biodiversity

It’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 […]

The Tuber Protector

In the Dairy State, it’s easy for a humble vegetable like the potato to get lost amid all the talk of milk and cheese. Consequently, […]

In the Field | Alumni Making a Difference through Environmental Sciences

The environmental sciences major at UW–Madison is a rigorous, science-based interdisciplinary major offered through both CALS and the College of Letters & Science (L&S). It […]

Catch up with . . . Kristin Kohlmann BS’13 Genetics and Global Health Certificate

Kristin Kohlmann has a passion for keeping children healthy and well-fed. And to make it happen, she found the perfect partner with Project Peanut Butter, […]

‘I Wonder What I Can Do?’

From the Dairy Cattle Center to the Multicultural Student Center, from DNA to proteins to flavor perception. These were among the wide-ranging locales and topics […]

Final Exam Fall 2019

‘App’-riculture

Mike Cerny has been farming long enough to have a reliable intuition when it comes to decisions about applying chemical protection to his crops. So […]

The Protein Professor

Srinivasan Damodaran came to the United States in 1976 from South India, where the green revolution was fueling an explosion of wheat and rice production […]

The Case for Healthier Tomatoes

At some point in your life, you’ve probably gone to class knowing you left an assignment unfinished. The knot in your stomach grew as homework […]

Major Modernization

Last fall, I outlined some of the key goals for the ongoing Organizational Redesign of the college. At the time, the project was in its […]