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  • Posted on February 20, 2017
    Lactation Sensation

    Dairy scientist Laura Hernandez marvels at the miracle of milk— and she’s exploring how to improve the processes that create it, for the benefit of both cows and humans

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    Students on the Cutting Edge

    Research positions and internships allow undergraduates to make substantive contributions to knowledge—and give them a competitive advantage when they enter the job market

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    The Science Farm

    A decades-long CALS field project offers key insights into different approaches to agriculture

  • Posted on October 24, 2016
    A Place to Belong

    Student organizations at CALS offer personal growth, professional development and a fine way to create community.

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    The Mysteries of Mitochondria

    There’s a lot we don’t know about the tiny engines that reside in nearly every living cell. But CALS biochemist David Pagliarini is shedding light on more of their functions and behavior— with important implications for human health.

  • Posted on October 10, 2016
    Green Therapy

    Redesigning landscapes to heal body and soul – drawing on CALS expertise

  • Posted on July 1, 2016
    The Island of Giant Mice

    Gough Island is home to the biggest
    mice on Earth. Genetics professor
    Bret Payseur and his team are coming
    closer to figuring out why.

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    To Market, to Market

    A new program called Discovery
    to Product is helping researchers
    become entrepreneurs

  • Posted on June 28, 2016
    Breeding for Flavor

    CALS scientists are breeding new varieties of produce that not only are delicious, but also will thrive in organic growing systems. And in a new collaboration called “Seed to Kitchen,” they’re partnering with chefs and farmers to help determine what works best.

  • Posted on March 4, 2016
    A Jolt to the System

    For CALS geneticist Barry Ganetzky, insight into the genetic underpinnings of traumatic brain injury began by knocking out fruit flies.

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    For the Birds

    A new version of the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas draws on the increasing power
    of citizen science

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    Age-Old Traditions, New Media

    Life sciences communication professor Patty Loew fosters intercultural learning with workshops that help tribal teens tell their stories in a digital world.