Category: Winter 2008
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Posted on January 30, 2008
Antarctica: Treading Lightly on Earth’s Last Frontier
Professor searches to lessen the blow of eco-tourism on Antarctica’s fragile ecosystem.
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How to study the smell of cheese
So you’re well along in developing this great new Cheddar. You sample a piece from a trial run, and you notice this funny aroma. Kind […]
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Rotten Luck
For potato growers, a good harvest doesn’t always mean a good year. Spoilage in storage claims 8 to 9 percent of the nation’s annual potato […]
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Posted on January 29, 2008
Science Through a Blind Eye
A single piano key sounds into the darkened lab, mostly empty on this late autumn evening. Tim Cordes adjusts the volume on his laptop […]
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Posted on January 23, 2008
Climbing to the Top
Forestry grad Joe House goes out on a limb to promote tree saftey.
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Bearing South
With a growing population and expanding range, Wisconsin black bears are on the move. CALS researchers are studying their path to figure out where they’ll end up.
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Posted on January 21, 2008
Mexico: Sustainable Farming Key to Dairy’s Growth
UW professor sees potential in Mexican dairy industry.
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Go Figure
By blending biology and computational logic, Julie Mitchell is helping make math the next microscope.
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Posted on January 20, 2008
Wisconsin: Playing Matchmaker for a Threatened Chicken
CALS ecologists hoping to preserve greater prairie chickens and their “booming grounds.”
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Posted on January 16, 2008
Making Links
Meat lab gives students a taste of the industry.
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Youth Movement
High-school students tackle real science in CALS labs.
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Too Many A’s?
Prenatal vitamins may deliver more than baby needs.