It’s the Wisconsin Idea gone global. That’s one way to describe Colonel Darrel Feucht’s pending mission in Afghanistan. The Fall River resident, a loan services facilities manager in civilian life, is leading a newly formed 58-member National Guard team that includes agronomists, hydrologists, forest scientists and a veterinarian. The goal of their 11-month tour? To help restore Afghanistan’s farmland and provide a viable alternative to growing poppies for the drug trade

A new course in bioenergy gets freshmen involved in real-life research challenges

Wisconsin’s artisan cheese renaissance may be a miracle, but it’s no accident. Government, academia and nonprofits all have had a hand in the market’s delectable bloom.

Alexandra Huerta comes from a family of agricultural workers, but she is taking her career in a very different direction.

Alarmed by a drop in hunting, researchers investigate how to better market the sport to new audiences.

Special funding allows students more hands-on learning about animals

The melting of Arctic permafrost has vast implications for our global climate. CALS professor James Bockheim is studying cores of the frozen soil to gain a glimpse into their future.

“Biochemistry in the Kitchen” workshops give Girl Scouts the opportunity to study strawberry DNA.

Researchers have created a safer culture for embryonic stem cells

DNA profiling can be used to transform a stray hair into a prison sentence.

Jiming Jiang is unlocking the secrets of the centromere, an overlooked region of DNA that holds the key to chromosome engineering—and a new, possibly safer approach to gene therapy

Teri Balser’s teaching style awakens curiosity and encourages big picture thinking.