Uganda: The Benefits of Biogas

Generating enthusiasm for a new kind of technology is key to its long-term success. Rebecca Larson, a CALS professor of biological systems engineering, has already […]

Class Act: Keven Stonewall and Taking on Cancer

Taking on Cancer

Five things everyone should know about . . . Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (aka “Drones”) in Agriculture

1 Agriculture is poised to become the biggest market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Up to 80 percent of the commercial market for UAVs will […]

For the Love of Plants

Students from all backgrounds are invited to a class that explores, questions and celebrates our connections to the vegetable kingdom.

Catch Up With … Luxme Hariharan BS’04 Biology

As a pediatric ophthalmologist, clinical researcher and child advocate, Luxme Hariharan has set herself a challenging goal: To prevent childhood blindness globally and help those […]

Hands-On Fieldwork

Before last summer, Vera Swanson’s only exposure to plant sciences had been through classes in introductory biology. That changed big-time when Swanson, a junior majoring […]

To Eat It—Or Not

Biosensors being developed for food products offer a vastly improved indicator of freshness and safety

Plant Prowess

CALS scientists from a wide range of disciplines help forge the future of a growing field

Final Exam Spring 2015

Forever Rising

We depend on yeasts for products ranging from beer and biofuel to forage and pharmaceuticals. But according to Chris Todd Hittinger and his colleagues at CALS, we’ve only begun to understand and mine the possible uses of these hardworking model microbes

From Trash to Treasure

The Center for Dairy Research is turning a problematic by-product of Greek yogurt production into new cash streams

Turning them on

A challenging after-school class keeps middle schoolers interested in science