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Global Storytelling
Posted on June 20, 2011Patty Loew talks about the future of community-based journalism and her recent experiences in rural Africa
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Five things everyone should know about . . . Acai Berries
Posted on1. They cannot leap tall buildings in a single bound. Nor will they flatten your tummy, cleanse your colon, boost your immune system or increase […]
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Bridging Borders
Posted onPartnerships with our nearest neighbors give CALS students firsthand experience with diversity of both crops and cultures
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Science Ambassadors
Posted onAn exchange program helps create a “seamless scientific community” between the United States and India
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Final Exam – Spring 2011
Posted on February 23, 2011Do you know which is the most abundant organic compound on earth?
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The Grow Dozen: Alumni who are making a difference in forestry and related industries
Posted on February 17, 201112 alumni who are making a difference.
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Taking It Outside
Posted onChildren are packing on pounds during a season once associated with outdoor activity and exercise. Addressing that problem means confronting a number of factors that are contributing to poor health in our children.
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Five things everyone should know about . . . Bedbugs
Posted onMore on the bugs that go ‘bump’ in the night.
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A Bug in the System
Posted onClimate change is fueling the biggest outbreak ever of tree-killing bark beetles. The insects are decimating conifer forests from Alaska to Arizona—and raising concerns that they could reach the Upper Midwest.
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Catch up with… Darrel Feucht BS’85 Agricultural Mechanization & Management
Posted onIt’s the Wisconsin Idea gone global. That’s one way to describe Colonel Darrel Feucht’s pending mission in Afghanistan. The Fall River resident, a loan services facilities manager in civilian life, is leading a newly formed 58-member National Guard team that includes agronomists, hydrologists, forest scientists and a veterinarian. The goal of their 11-month tour? To help restore Afghanistan’s farmland and provide a viable alternative to growing poppies for the drug trade
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O Bioneers
Posted on February 16, 2011A new course in bioenergy gets freshmen involved in real-life research challenges
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Crafted with Care
Posted on February 15, 2011Wisconsin’s artisan cheese renaissance may be a miracle, but it’s no accident. Government, academia and nonprofits all have had a hand in the market’s delectable bloom.