A CALS partner program trains aspiring—and much-needed—farmers

Soil science professor and students turn a sometime pollutant into a valuable product

Generating enthusiasm for a new kind of technology is key to its long-term success. Rebecca Larson, a CALS professor of biological systems engineering, has already […]

Before last summer, Vera Swanson’s only exposure to plant sciences had been through classes in introductory biology. That changed big-time when Swanson, a junior majoring […]

CALS scientists from a wide range of disciplines help forge the future of a growing field

Scientists have learned how electric fish got their jolt

This past January a group of CALS students found themselves bushwhacking through a dense mountain forest in Costa Rica, crossing paths with monkeys, colorful birds, […]

Unpredictable flooding and droughts, which scientists predict will intensify with climate change, elevate the importance of dams for managing and storing water, even in places […]

Illegal killing seems to be rising, says wildlife ecology professor Tim Van Deelen

Decades of field research at both poles has given soil scientists James Bockheim a front-row seat on climate change.

CALS researchers are leading a far-reaching effort to gather information about greenhouse gases related to dairy—and to give farmers and other industry professionals the tools they need to reduce them.

Hong-En Chen