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.

From CALS Interim Dean William F. Tracy

CELEBRATE “Peace Corps and Africa: Fifty Years,” to be held on the UW-Madison campus March 24-26. The event brings together former volunteers, musicians, artists, storytellers, […]

Moms on the Go is a CALS fund that covers some travel and childcare expenses for researchers on the field

Nothing perks up a classroom like the presence of a Madagascar hissing cockroach.

Native to Sumatra, the towering Titan Arum plant rarely flowers indoors, but when it does, it draws a crowd.  That was the case this fall, […]

VISIT Agricultural Hall to see the newest works from the Wisconsin Regional Art Program. It’s the Year of the Arts on UW-Madison’s campus, and CALS […]