Category: 4 – Students
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Posted on July 7, 2023
The Rhodes to a Career in Research
As a middle school student in her native Saudi Arabia, Sarah Almutawa BS’23 found herself — somewhat unexpectedly — competing in the International Chemistry […]
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CALS Briefs for Summer 2023
Survey: UW Plant Breeding Program is #1 The UW Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics (PBPG) program at CALS is one of the largest and […]
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Research Fellowship Aims to Diversify the Brewing Industry
“There’s so much more that goes into brewing beer than just the ingredients,” says Tony Bugher, president of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company. The […]
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Posted on March 9, 2023
Full Plates for Food Justice
Gwen Kelley BS’22 learned to cook by her mother’s side, amid the scents and seasonings of Thai curries, vegetable lasagna, and spanakopita. Those experiences […]
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Native Knowledge Revitalized
On a frigid February afternoon, around 60 UW students gather near Dejope Residence Hall on the west end of campus. Their modern gear protects […]
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Five Decades of Student Support
The first time the Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association (WALSAA) awarded undergraduate scholarships, back in 1974, it dispersed $1,800 to six CALS students. […]
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Posted on August 2, 2022
Community, Humanity, and Openness
For much of her life, Natalia Betancourt Rodriguez BSx’24 never imagined leaving Colombia. She felt that the change she could bring to the beautiful, […]
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Just Like a Trip to Japan
In a span of 20 minutes, a dozen UW students visited a Japanese pastry shop and a high-tech sushi restaurant, and then they got […]
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Lessons in the Garden
Plants and humans have always been connected. They evolved together. Yet many people fail to realize how fundamental plants are to their daily lives […]
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Posted on October 1, 2020
As Milkweed Goes, So Goes the Monarch
It’s a sweltering August day in 2019. The sun gilds the flowering prairies of southern Wisconsin. Entomology graduate student Skye Harnsberger and her research […]
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Posted on June 11, 2020
Corporate Grant Fuels Effort to Reduce Food Insecurity and Waste on Campus
It’s a late fall afternoon on the UW–Madison campus, and seven undergraduates are scooping jasmine rice and a lemongrass tofu-vegetable dish into single-use plastic […]
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Posted on February 25, 2020
Research Early, Research Often — and Reap the Benefits
Critical thinking, sound judgement, mental endurance. Exceptional communication and effective collaboration. These aren’t just human resources buzzwords. They’re authentic skills and abilities that anyone can […]