Category: Economic and Community Development
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Posted on May 14, 2018
In the Field | Alumni Making Their Mark as Entrepreneurs
Enterprising Alumni Many CALS graduates go on to launch small businesses, patent new products, and found successful companies, among other entrepreneurial endeavors. This special In […]
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Posted on July 1, 2016
Strengthening Our Global Engagement
“The boundaries of the university are the boundaries of the state.” That belief has broadened since the inception of the Wisconsin Idea early last century. […]
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The Futures Market—and Students’ Futures
Undergrad experience with commodity trading translates into jobs
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Posted on March 9, 2016
In the Field: Improving the world through Community and Environmental Sociology (CES) formerly Rural Sociology
Kweku Brewoo BS’14 Kweku Brewoo was drawn to pursue CES and International Studies degrees by his desire to someday work for the United Nations. At […]
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Posted on March 4, 2016
Age-Old Traditions, New Media
Life sciences communication professor Patty Loew fosters intercultural learning with workshops that help tribal teens tell their stories in a digital world.
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A Portrait of Hmong in Wisconsin
A report from CALS highlights the status of Hmong in the Badger State—and serves as a valuable resource for communities in which they live
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Cows for Kids
Ruth McNair, a senior editor at the CALS-based Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, recently published a charming children’s book titled Which Moo Are You? The […]
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Milk, Motherhood and the Dairy Cow
A cost-saving technology allows farmers to better synchronize when cows are in heat
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Five things everyone should know about … Daylight Saving Time (DST)
1. A Founding Father was an early advocate. In 1784 Benjamin Franklin observed that during summer months, people slept during the daylight hours of morning […]
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Ecuador: Better Health through Messaging
Some communities in Ecuador face high incidences of water-borne illness because of contaminated water or poor hygiene and sanitation. It’s a multipronged problem calling for […]
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Posted on June 9, 2015
Eyes on the Green
How CALS scientists help the world-renowned Whistling Straits golf course get ready for this summer’s PGA Championship
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Second Life for Phosphorus
Soil science professor and students turn a sometime pollutant into a valuable product