On a rainy day last fall, chemist Scott Wildman left his office on the UW– Madison campus and drove to a retirement community on the […]

The Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics (PBPG) program is marking an impressive milestone this year. In June, faculty, staff, students, and alumni will gather for […]

For CALS geneticist Barry Ganetzky, insight into the genetic underpinnings of traumatic brain injury began by knocking out fruit flies.

A new version of the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas draws on the increasing power
of citizen science

Life sciences communication professor Patty Loew fosters intercultural learning with workshops that help tribal teens tell their stories in a digital world.

For 70 years, the Food Research Institute has been illuminating and helping eradicate a host of food-borne illnesses

A cost-saving technology allows farmers to better synchronize when cows are in heat

CALS researchers Claudio Gratton and Christina Locke are providing science-based information and structure to the process as a broad group of stakeholders and citizens create Wisconsin’s first Pollinator Protection Plan.

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

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

When it comes to mosquitoes, nobody wants to be attractive

A novel method for replacing defective proteins offers a new way to treat diseases