Travis Balinas BS’09 MS’10 Life Sciences Communication Balinas works as an inbound marketing manager for Zenoss, a start-up company that makes commercial open source software […]

12 alumni who are grounded in soil science

John Bowman MS’80 Plant Pathology Bowman has nearly 30 years’ experience designing, implementing and managing agricultural development projects in more than 30 countries. Much of […]

12 alumni who are making a difference.

Sarah Mattison and husband Ryan Berndt own Hybrid Fitness and Fit Fresh Cuisine, two businesses that work in tandem to help clients get in shape. Located under the same roof in Fitchburg, Wis., Hybrid and Fit Fresh combine a workout gym with a restaurant offering locally grown, nutritionally balanced food.

12 Alumni who are making a difference in the meat industry.

The dairy industry has spent a century searching for the perfect traits in a milk cow. Advances in genetics are getting us closer than ever – and changing our idea of perfect in the process.

Forty years after beating malaria as a child, CALS entomologist Que Lan is still battling the disease. And she’s discovered a genetic weakness in malaria-carrying mosquitoes that may finally give us the upper hand.

New dairy policy expert Mark Stephenson says Wisconsin still earns the title of America’s Dairyland by making great milk – and listening to the consumer.

12 Alumni who are making a difference.

Meet the 12 CALS alumni who are making a difference in nutrition.

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