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  • Posted on October 28, 2008
    Fighting Poverty: A Life Science

    CALS research hopes to make a difference in world poverty.

  • Posted on October 20, 2008
    A Failure to Communicate

    Professor Dietram Scheufele says scientists often aren’t connecting with the public about the value of their work. And that’s not good news.

  • Posted on October 12, 2008
    Double-Edged Helix

    When 16-year-old Susannah Gilbert got the chance to read her DNA, it changed nothing about her life. And everything.

  • Posted on July 21, 2008
    Finding the Green

    Turf experts are aiming to make golf courses more environmentally friendly. But first golfers may need to change their course.

  • Posted on June 29, 2008
    Do these genes make me look fat?

    Scientists are probing the complex relationship between our DNA and our diets to unravel the root causes of obesity. But for those seeking a simple solution to the worldwide fat epidemic, their answers may be hard to swallow.

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    Nature’s Stylus

    Meet the diatom: a tiny ocean plant with a knack for drawing. Scientists have big ideas for these little algae–but first they have to figure them out.

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    In Search of Spuds

    David Spooner hunts the globe for wild potatoes that just might save our nation’s crop from disaster.

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    Our Talent is Blossoming

    CALS is young, clever and full of potential.

  • Posted on January 29, 2008
    Science Through a Blind Eye

      A single piano key sounds into the darkened lab, mostly empty on this late autumn evening. Tim Cordes adjusts the volume on his laptop […]

  • 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.

  • Posted on January 21, 2008
    Go Figure

    By blending biology and computational logic, Julie Mitchell is helping make math the next microscope.

  • Posted on January 15, 2008
    Investing in Our Future

    Dean Molly Jahn sees excellence, potential in CALS students.