It’s been a little more than half a year since I joined CALS, and I’d like to share some thoughts and impressions as a […]

  Greetings, readers of Grow — my fellow lovers of the agricultural and life sciences! Welcome to the fall 2022 issue. It’s my honor and […]

  As I mentioned in the fall 2021 issue, I am stepping down as dean of CALS this summer. This will be my last column […]

  In A Look Back on a Campaign for the Future (Grow, Fall 2021), managing editor Nik Hawkins offered a glimpse of what CALS has […]

This fall, we’re taking some of the first hopeful steps on the path back to normal. With pandemic measures in place, students and faculty have […]

In 1925, biochemistry professor Harry Steenbock did something that, at the time, was considered highly unusual. He had developed a process for using ultraviolet radiation […]

Last spring, I happily announced that our faculty ranks welcomed a tremendous influx of new talent, with 19 new hires in 2019. Now I’m pleased […]

This spring and summer delivered difficulties unlike any we have ever seen. But take a moment. Take a breath. And take solace in the fact […]

I have no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered your lives, just as it has transformed the way CALS operates (at least for […]

The faculty ranks are growing at CALS, and it’s a positive sign for the future of the college. Some major challenges in the last few […]

Years of low milk prices, rising costs, and trade policy turmoil have taken their toll on our state’s dairy farmers and the dairy industry as […]

Last fall, I outlined some of the key goals for the ongoing Organizational Redesign of the college. At the time, the project was in its […]