Author: nihawkin
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Posted on June 20, 2017
Candid Camera
You might spot a buck, a bear or a bevy of otters. How an extensive trail camera project called Snapshot Wisconsin is engaging state residents in citizen science—and may lead to better wildlife management.
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Catch up with … Molly Sloan BS’06 Dairy Science/Life Sciences Communication
As a child, Molly Sloan dreamed of one day stepping onto the colorful shavings that cover the floor of the Dane County Coliseum in order […]
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“Legacy Phosphorus” and Our Waters
A new study quantifies the need to reduce phosphorus in our soils—for the health of our lakes and rivers
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Shaping the Future of Farming
The new Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center is poised to serve as an exciting incubator for agricultural improvement.
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Early Excitement
CALS faculty work with elementary school students and teachers to help improve science learning
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A CALS “Bridge to Business” Turns 20
The Renk Agribusiness Institute has earned its laurels, but with a new director and fresh ideas for the coming decade, the institute has no plans to rest on them
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Five things everyone should know about . . . The Soils of Wisconsin
1 l Wisconsin’s soils were first mapped more than a century ago. The first soil map of Wisconsin was also the first ever made in […]
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Safer Native Foods
A CALS bacteriologist is working with Alaska Natives and other groups to keep botulism out of seal oil and other traditional favorites
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Class Act: Sam Schmitz and Big discoveries in little worlds
There are still some mysteries left in the world—even if, as Sam Schmitz has learned, you sometimes have to dive pretty deep to find them. […]
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Experts in “Smart Energy”
A new one-year master’s degree at CALS fills a needed niche helping companies with energy analysis and conservation
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“Interwoven tapestry” of lakes and land: Iceland
Swarms of midges rise out of a lake in northern Iceland in such enormous numbers every spring and summer that they can impair breathing and […]
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The “Icing” on the DNA
Xuehua Zhong uses plants to study epigenetics, an exciting new field that is broadening our understanding of how some traits might be passed down from one generation to the next.