Category: 2 – Departments-Sections
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Posted on January 23, 2008
Bearing South
With a growing population and expanding range, Wisconsin black bears are on the move. CALS researchers are studying their path to figure out where they’ll end up.
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Posted on January 21, 2008
Go Figure
By blending biology and computational logic, Julie Mitchell is helping make math the next microscope.
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Posted on January 15, 2008
Investing in Our Future
Dean Molly Jahn sees excellence, potential in CALS students.
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Posted on November 16, 2007
Growing Together
You have in your hands something different. This inaugural issue of Grow is more than just a new magazine for our college. It represents a […]
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Posted on October 18, 2007
Unfolding the Prion Mystery
To help control the deadly rise of CWD among Wisconsin’s deer herd, Joel Pedersen went hunting for the source of the infection. His studies of the strange protein behind the disease are uncovering surprising answers––and new questions.
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Posted on October 17, 2007
Long Journey into Orange
More than a decade ago, CALS plant breeders set out to build a better pickle. The result is sweet, crunchy––and the color of cantaloupe. Here’s why orange may be the shade of pickles to come.
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The Hidden Power of Plants
Grasses and crop residues could become the alternative fuels of the future, but scientists must first unlock their energy. With a new $125 million grant, CALS scientists are turning everywhere––even to insects––to figure out how.
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Posted on September 18, 2007
Digging Dirt
Soil scientist Teri Balser says we can learn a lot from what lives under the surface. Even the weather.