1. Tardigrades are tiny, water-loving animals. They prefer wet environments, and as long as the conditions are right, they can be found all over […]

  Ecologists at CALS have found that carnivores living near people can get more than half of their diets from human food sources, a major […]

  When Kit Chow BSx’21 decided to study biological systems engineering at CALS, he knew he would get to do one of his favorite things […]

  High blood pressure contributes to almost half a million deaths in the United States each year. To help manage the condition, called hypertension, health […]

  Fatty acids, the compounds that provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits through diets rich in leafy greens and fish, are now also heralded for their […]

  On Nov. 6, CALS celebrated the opening of the new Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery (MSABD) building. Part of the Department of Animal […]

  How does the American ideal of healthy eating exclude other cultures? That was the question posed to students by instructor Erika Anna BS’13 in […]

  In the Midwest, we’re used to seeing big fields dotted with cattle and steel barns bustling with broiler chickens. Beef, poultry, and pork are […]

  When Monica White joined the UW faculty in 2012, she was already hard at work on the project that would become Freedom Farmers, a […]

  In late March 2020, COVID-19 struck Wisconsin’s Brown County. The virus hit workers in the area’s meat industry especially hard. But Salm Partners, a […]

  In the fight against COVID-19, public attention has largely focused on vaccines. But researchers around the world have been racing to find treatments, too. […]

  The past year has shone an intense spotlight on public health efforts all over the world. Their complexity, their interconnectedness, and their importance have […]