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  • Posted on June 11, 2020
    When Challenging Things Happen, Look for the Innovators

    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 […]

  • Posted on February 25, 2020
    19 in ’19

    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 […]

  • Posted on October 11, 2019
    The Future of Dairy Relies on Research

    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 […]

  • Posted on June 19, 2019
    Major Modernization

    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 […]

  • Posted on February 25, 2019
    Cooperative Extension Comes Home

    By now the news has probably reached you that Cooperative Extension has returned to UW–Madison, and I would like to discuss why this is a […]

  • Posted on October 17, 2018
    A Redesign for Success

    In my message last fall, I mentioned that a team of CALS faculty and staff was working on recommendations for organizational changes within the college. […]

  • Posted on May 14, 2018
    Welcome, Future Problem Solvers

    In this issue of Grow — as with all issues of the magazine — you’ll get a close look at our scholars as they tackle […]

  • Posted on March 7, 2018
  • Posted on October 16, 2017
    ‘There is Nothing So Stable as Change’

    ‘There Is Nothing So Stable as Change’
    —Bob Dylan

  • Posted on June 12, 2017
    Passing the Torch

    Grow editor Joan Fischer reflects on her time at CALS.

  • Posted on February 20, 2017
    It’s time to reinvest in UW

    By the time you get this magazine, early spring will be in the air. Time again to think about growing – about tending to and […]

  • Posted on October 5, 2016
    New Facilities Sharpen Our Cutting Edge

    Our researchers in the meat, plant and dairy sciences have for years been making cutting-edge discoveries in facilities that were anything but. Through their dedication […]