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  • Five CALS Discoveries That Changed the World

    Posted on March 8, 2024

      Last year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison turned 175. The university has been celebrating this impressive milestone by hosting campus and statewide festivities and by […]

  • A painting showing glaciers and wildfires over a graph depicting rising global carbon dioxide levels.

    Art Brings Understanding

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      Communicating science to a general audience can be challenging. Successfully conveying research on polarizing topics such as climate change can be even more difficult. […]

  • A colorful exhibit in the entrance of the UW Engineering Building. The art piece is a colorful combination of blocks with different parts of different animals combining.

    Art+Science Fusion: Genetic Symphonies

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      In the intricate symphony of life’s development, there exists a genetic composer. The Hox gene family orchestrates the breathtaking diversity of forms found in […]

  • Dean Glenda Gillaspy

    Rural Prosperity Through Climate-Smart Farming

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      Back in November, at the annual meeting of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, I was presented with some alarming statistics about rural […]

  • An animation of a winter scene showing a subnivium under a skier's feet.

    Five Features of the Secret Ecosystem Under the Snow

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

  • University of Wisconsin alumni Magic Vang

    Greater Knowledge, Healthier People

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

  • A cell dividing in two with a small remnant remaining between the two halves.

    New Target for Cancer Treatment?

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

  • Paper sign informing customers that certain foods are in high demand and there are shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Flexibility + Preparation = Resilience

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      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 […]

  • Swirling planets, colors, and chemical symbols.

    Recipes for the Origins of Life

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

  • Charred tree trunks in a forest after a wildfire.

    The Fate of Microbes and Carbon in the Aftermath of Wildfires

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

  • A clear resin disc containing eight numbered insects for comparative display.

    Can Ticks Spread Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer?

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

  • Rows of soybean plants.

    Soybean Varieties on Trial

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      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 […]

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