Category: Fall 2017
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‘There is Nothing So Stable as Change’
‘There Is Nothing So Stable as Change’
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Saving an American Icon in England
The legacy of Eugene Smalley’s efforts to breed a hardier elm lives on at Windsor Castle.
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Catching a ‘Silent’ Cow Killer
UW scientists have developed a simpler detection system for sub-clinical ketosis to help dairy farmers stay ahead of the costly disease.
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Clean Tubers, from Test Tube to Plate
The Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program uses a high-tech campus facility to help keep spuds disease free for state farmers.
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Hands on with Food and Farming
How UW’sPEOPLE program is planting the seeds of careers in agricultural science
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In the Field: Alumni Making a Difference through Parks
Tom Blackwood MS’77 Tom Blackwood enjoys parks so much he decided to live in one. As the superintendent of Door County’s Peninsula State Park, Blackwood […]
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Class Act: Caroline Hanson and the ‘Patio Tomato Project’
For sophomore genetics major Caroline Hanson, growing tomatoes goes beyond community gardens and farms. It could be the key to healthier lifestyles. With that in […]
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New Clues to Healthy Bones for People with PKU
For approximately 15,000 people in the United States, a vital amino acid can become their worst enemy.
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Five things everyone should know about…Birds, Buildings, and Avian Mortality
1 l Glass is invisible to birds. When birds see clouds or vegetation reflected in glass, they perceive it as open sky or habitat. Also, […]
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Back to Farming Basics in Guatemala
When Claudia Calderón touched down in the fertile highlands of western Guatemala, she was stepping into a sociological experiment already afoot. What brought her to […]
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Kernza: Perennial Crop with Perks
Agricultural systems have a major role to play in feeding the world while protecting the planet, and Valentin Picasso looks to new crops and new techniques that can further this monumental task.