Biochemist Ron Raines and colleagues are developing an enzyme that identifies and destroys cancer cells

In December, I was invited to attend a meeting hosted by the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy focused on “Raising the Profile […]

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 […]

Biochemist John Ralph and his colleagues have pioneered a technology that could revolutionize how industry produces biofuels and other value-added goods

CALS researchers help extend the tourist season in Wisconsin’s scenic west

Clear-cutting in past centuries left Wisconsin with very few old-growth forests—and fewer of the environmental benefits they provide. CALS has partnered with the DNR and other institutions on a long-term project to learn how such forests can be reestablished and sustainably used.

Few people inspire students as much as our professors. When I ask students about their most important experiences at CALS, almost invariably they talk about […]

UW–Madison’s first enologist, based at CALS, will aid Wisconsin’s wine and cider industry

Ben Futa has one of the most beautiful workplaces on campus. And, as the new director of the CALS-based Allen Centennial Gardens, he loves the […]

Raising “Little Aldos”

1 It’s not a nut. Nutmeg is the seed kernel inside a yellow fruit of the nutmeg tree, an evergreen native to the Molucca Islands […]