The quest to improve potato growth in the arid, salty Middle East led to cost-saving innovations and some extraordinary travel experiences

A CALS plant geneticist has found a way to reduce a possible carcinogen in our favorite snack foods–but his solution is on hold for now

“WHEN I RETIRE, I SHALL PLANT FRUIT TREES.” That’s not exactly how Percy Mather, a longtime civil and environmental engineer with the Wisconsin Department of […]

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12 alumni who are making a difference.

Alexandra Huerta comes from a family of agricultural workers, but she is taking her career in a very different direction.

Jiming Jiang is unlocking the secrets of the centromere, an overlooked region of DNA that holds the key to chromosome engineering—and a new, possibly safer approach to gene therapy

CELEBRATE “Peace Corps and Africa: Fifty Years,” to be held on the UW-Madison campus March 24-26. The event brings together former volunteers, musicians, artists, storytellers, […]

Using an African grain to build community, economy in Sub-Sahara region.

Horticulture students get a lesson in career climbing.

Growing green mangos for green-minded tourists.

How to get the colors of the rainbow and beta-carotene all in one.