Category: Cover Story
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Posted on July 1, 2024
Science Through a Glass Darkly
In the 1980s, the steps involved in a high school research paper assignment looked much different than today. Given a hot-button health topic of […]
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Posted on November 2, 2023
The Road to Rural Broadband
The South Shore of northern Wisconsin — where Bayfield County meets Lake Superior — is known for its natural beauty. Summer used to be […]
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Posted on March 9, 2023
The (New) House That Dairy Built
When it was first constructed in 1951, Babcock Hall — UW’s beloved producer of ice cream, cheese, and other famous dairy goods — was […]
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A Tasteful New Babcock Dairy Logo
To make way for the Babcock Hall remodel, the dairy plant had to shut down production for more than three years. Fortunately, a large […]
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Posted on October 18, 2022
Cold Hard Science in the Heart of Cranberry Country
In early March of 2017, Nicole Hansen found herself kneeling in a cranberry bed, drilling into the soil to check the amount of frost […]
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Posted on August 2, 2022
How to Time Travel Without Fear
Betül Kaçar is a self-described gözü kara. The Turkish term refers to people from the Black Sea region of the country, but it has […]
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Posted on April 29, 2022
Good Ideas, Grown and Shared
They are unconventional laboratories, classrooms, and proving grounds — places to connect with the land and with nature. UW’s Agricultural Research Stations are the […]
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Posted on November 8, 2021
Organically Grown at UW
Multimedia storyteller Anders Gurda is a graduate of the agroecology program, co-founder of the Organic Grain Resource and Information Network, former director of the […]
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UW’s Organic Acreage
Much of UW’s organic agriculture research takes place on 142 acres, most of it certified, located on four agricultural research stations in different parts of […]
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Of Collaboratives, Wheat, and Wepkings
The UW Organic Collaborative chose the word “collaborative” very purposefully. The group seeks to leverage the wisdom and innovation of the collective for the greatest […]
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Posted on June 16, 2021
The Future Holds No Limits for Meat Science at CALS
Jordan Nehls BS’17 cooks up a lot of hamburgers and chicken breasts — but it’s not the sort of fare she can serve to […]
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Bucky’s Varsity Meats Educates and Delights
An important public-facing part of the Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery (MSABD) program now has pride of place. The storefront for the campus […]