Category: Beyond classroom experiences
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Posted on July 1, 2024
Horse Sense
When Natalie Sander BS’24 graduated in May with a degree in agricultural business management, she left behind an impressive legacy: a strong and successful […]
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Posted on March 8, 2024
Burkhardt Fund Supports Hands-On Experiences for Students
Make “cool stuff.” That’s what Micah Robinson BS’23, MSx’25 wanted to do in the Biological Systems Engineering Shop. Thanks to the Martin and Kathleen […]
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Posted on November 2, 2023
Gather and Connect. Experience and Serve. Learn and Grow.
It’s a cool Sunday morning in early September, and over a dozen UW students are meeting at a farm plot in Eagle Heights Community […]
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Broad Experience, Sharp Focus
Rosalie Powell BSx’24 has taken full advantage of her college experience, embracing everything that UW has to offer — from coursework and research to […]
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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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Posted on August 2, 2022
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 […]