“WHEN I RETIRE, I SHALL PLANT FRUIT TREES.” That’s not exactly how Percy Mather, a longtime civil and environmental engineer with the Wisconsin Department of […]

Candy to swoon for doesn’t just happen. There’s a science behind it that even seasoned pros need to stay on top of. That’s why, for […]

Outstanding teachers in our college will tell you that there are many ways to reach the eager minds in our classrooms. An illuminating lecture, a […]

Patty Loew talks about the future of community-based journalism and her recent experiences in rural Africa

1. They cannot leap tall buildings in a single bound. Nor will they flatten your tummy, cleanse your colon, boost your immune system or increase […]

Partnerships with our nearest neighbors give CALS students firsthand experience with diversity of both crops and cultures

An exchange program helps create a “seamless scientific community” between the United States and India

Do you know which is the most abundant organic compound on earth?

12 alumni who are making a difference.

Children are packing on pounds during a season once associated with outdoor activity and exercise. Addressing that problem means confronting a number of factors that are contributing to poor health in our children.

More on the bugs that go ‘bump’ in the night.

Climate change is fueling the biggest outbreak ever of tree-killing bark beetles. The insects are decimating conifer forests from Alaska to Arizona—and raising concerns that they could reach the Upper Midwest.