It’s like the ultimate sleepover with the grandparents: ice cream for breakfast, a behind-the-scenes tour of Camp Randall Stadium, and then an afternoon of […]

  In February 2024, UW Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin announced the launch of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence Initiative (RISE). Broadly, the goal […]

  Artificial intelligence (AI) and data science are two closely related yet distinct fields that are driving research and innovation in the agricultural and life […]

  When thinking about what makes different foods pleasurable to eat, taste and texture will always come to mind. But the noise a morsel makes […]

  In The Seeds of Innovation (Grow, spring 2024), professor and extension specialist Julie Dawson gave readers a primer on intellectual property (IP) in the seed […]

  It’s long been assumed that diversified cropping systems, which involve growing a variety of crops in one area with manure as a nutrient source, […]

  “Here’s an extra special fun fact: The first potatoes grown in space came from UW–Madison,” says Halei Heinzel FISC’22, BS’24. Heinzel speaks with enthusiasm […]

  Erica L-W Majumder might be an alchemist. Her goal? Turn trash into environmental gold. This assistant professor of bacteriology believes landfills like the one […]

  From sudden floods to weeks of scorching heat, increasingly unstable weather is a headache for U.S. farmers. Known as “weather whiplash,” these disorienting swings […]

  The day promises to be witheringly hot. Guolong Liang BS’19, MS’22 arrives at Isherwood Farm around 8 a.m. to get an early start. As […]

  The Three Sisters is a method of planting corn, beans, and squash in close proximity. The method was developed by Indigenous peoples in North […]

  Back on April 22 — Earth Day 2024 — a small crowd gathered in UW’s D.C. Smith Greenhouse to celebrate and learn. Attendees sampled […]