Tag: Joan Fischer
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Posted on June 12, 2017
Passing the Torch
Grow editor Joan Fischer reflects on her time at CALS.
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Posted on October 24, 2016
Class Act: Growing Veggies with City Kids
Natalie Hogan, a sophomore majoring in dietetics and Spanish, hopes to practice nutrition education in schools, teaching kids about healthy foods. This past summer she […]
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A Place to Belong
Student organizations at CALS offer personal growth, professional development and a fine way to create community.
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Posted on July 1, 2016
A growing appetite for food systems
Anyone looking to see exciting growth of a new field should talk with the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology. Since changing its name from […]
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CRISPR: The Promise and the Peril
Dietram Scheufele serves on a national committee examining the risks and benefits of human
genome editing technology.Interview by Joan Fischer
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Posted on June 28, 2016
Breeding for Flavor
CALS scientists are breeding new varieties of produce that not only are delicious, but also will thrive in organic growing systems. And in a new collaboration called “Seed to Kitchen,” they’re partnering with chefs and farmers to help determine what works best.
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Posted on March 4, 2016
A Fitting Tribute
How best to honor a towering eminence in one’s field?
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Posted on June 9, 2015
Catch Up With … Luxme Hariharan BS’04 Biology
As a pediatric ophthalmologist, clinical researcher and child advocate, Luxme Hariharan has set herself a challenging goal: To prevent childhood blindness globally and help those […]
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Posted on March 2, 2015
Science for Citizens
CALS is acclaimed as one of the best schools in the nation for training top-notch researchers and practitioners. Less known is the fact that CALS offers challenging, […]
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Catch up with … Kartik Chandran PhD’01 Biochemistry
Kartik Chandran (PhD’01 Biochemistry) has spent years studying an organism that most of us hope never to experience: the Ebola virus. Last year the infectious agent not only spread within West Africa […]
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Posted on November 2, 2014
“It’s the Right Thing to Do”
In honor of CALS’ 125th anniversary, a look at how alumni and friends help keep the college strong
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Class Act: Desire Smith and City Farmer
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