Category: Working Life
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Posted on May 14, 2018
A Half-century of the PBPG Program
The Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics (PBPG) program is marking an impressive milestone this year. In June, faculty, staff, students, and alumni will gather for […]
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Posted on March 7, 2018
In the Field: Alumni Making Their Mark in Veterinary Medicine
Daryl Buss MS’74, PhD’75 Daryl Buss grew up on a small Minnesota farm where he enjoyed daily work with a variety of animals. On the […]
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Posted on March 1, 2018
Catch up with … Anna Snider BS’98 Horticulture
Anna Snider’s recent volunteer work has taken her to Nigeria, Bangladesh, and beyond, but her love of horticulture and farming started in Wisconsin. She grew […]
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Posted on June 20, 2017
Catch up with … Molly Sloan BS’06 Dairy Science/Life Sciences Communication
As a child, Molly Sloan dreamed of one day stepping onto the colorful shavings that cover the floor of the Dane County Coliseum in order […]
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Posted on February 13, 2017
Catch up with . . . Jacquelynn Arbuckle BS’91 Genetics
Dr. Jacquelynn Arbuckle’s exposure to the medical field began when her younger brother Adrian was born with cystic fibrosis. Arbuckle, only six at the time, […]
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Posted on October 24, 2016
Catch up with … Signe Brewster BS’12 Life Sciences Communication
Whether it’s artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robots, 3-D printing, drones or space exploration, Signe Brewster’s got it covered. Brewster puts what she learned during her […]
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Posted on July 4, 2016
In the Field: Master Meat Crafters
Matthew Bayer Class of 2012 Matthew Bayer is the co-owner of Country Fresh Meats in Weston, Wisconsin, a family-owned and -operated meat processing plant that’s […]
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Posted on July 1, 2016
Catch up with … Andrea Garber BS’92 PhD’99 Nutritional Sciences
As a professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, Andrea Garber BS’92 PhD’99 conducted a groundbreaking study concerning a very vulnerable group: […]
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Posted on March 9, 2016
In the Field: Improving the world through Community and Environmental Sociology (CES) formerly Rural Sociology
Kweku Brewoo BS’14 Kweku Brewoo was drawn to pursue CES and International Studies degrees by his desire to someday work for the United Nations. At […]
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Posted on March 4, 2016
A Fitting Tribute
How best to honor a towering eminence in one’s field?
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Catch Up With … Gary Brown BS’84 Landscape Architecture
As director of Campus Planning & Landscape Architecture at UW–Madison, Gary Brown BS’84 is in charge of places that hold cherished memories for just about […]
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Posted on November 3, 2015
In the Field: Alumni who serve the state through UW-Extension Cooperative Extension
Aerica Bjurstrom BS’00 “My programming changes depending on what farmers are asking for—or if I see a need for something new before they ask,” says […]