Five Features of the Secret Ecosystem Under the Snow

  At first glance, the winter landscape in Wisconsin can appear relatively lifeless. But life is out there — in many places. For example, beneath […]

Greater Knowledge, Healthier People

  The son of Hmong refugees, Magic Vang BS’23 was urged by his parents to pursue a higher education — not just for his future […]

New Target for Cancer Treatment?

  Once thought to be the trash can of the cell, a little bubble of cellular stuff called the midbody remnant is actually packing working […]

Flexibility + Preparation = Resilience

  The COVID-19 pandemic expanded our everyday vocabulary to include words such as “PCR test” and “supply chain.” Economists and the general public alike wondered […]

Recipes for the Origins of Life

  Life on a faraway planet — if it’s out there — might not look anything like life on Earth. But there are only so […]

The Fate of Microbes and Carbon in the Aftermath of Wildfires

  In Controlled Burn (Grow, fall 2018), Erik Ness introduced readers to the Charcoalator, a small furnace that sustains tiny fires under controlled conditions. Associate […]

Can Ticks Spread Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer?

  Research by CALS scientists and their collaborators finds that ticks can harbor transmissible amounts of prions, the protein particles that cause chronic wasting disease […]

Soybean Varieties on Trial

  215: That’s the number of soybean varieties tested in the Wisconsin Soybean Performance Trials in 2023. The trials are conducted each year in an […]

The Seeds of Innovation

  As an associate professor and extension specialist in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, Julie Dawson studies plant genetics and breeding as well […]

Fluke Fighter

  For William Campbell MS’54, PhD’57, the path to a Nobel Prize started with a fluke — specifically, a sheep liver fluke. During a school […]

Burkhardt Fund Supports Hands-On Experiences for Students

  Make “cool stuff.” That’s what Micah Robinson BS’23, MSx’25 wanted to do in the Biological Systems Engineering Shop. Thanks to the Martin and Kathleen […]

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