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Big Data Wranglers
Posted on October 11, 2019The 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 […]
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The Tuber Protector
Posted onIn 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, […]
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In the Field | Alumni Making a Difference through Environmental Sciences
Posted onThe 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 […]
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Catch up with . . . Kristin Kohlmann BS’13 Genetics and Global Health Certificate
Posted onKristin 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, […]