Stories indexed under: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

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• Science communication under the microscope May 21, 2012 The process of science is not complete until the results of research are communicated. For a long time and for many researchers, the act of communicating research was geared primarily to other scientists.
• UW plant breeders develop an even heart-healthier oat May 16, 2012 University of Wisconsin-Madison plant breeders have developed a new oat variety that's significantly higher in the compound that makes this grain so cardio-friendly.
• UW turf specialists offer guidelines for organic and reduced-risk lawn care May 8, 2012 When Wisconsin homeowners talk about growing greener grass these days, it's a good bet they're not talking about color.
• Biochemistry complex blends old with new May 1, 2012 The Biochemistry Complex located next to Henry Mall looks a lot different than decades ago. But you wouldn’t necessarily know that at first glance.
• Beginning farmer school seeks cyclists, pledges for Ride to Farm fundraiser April 30, 2012 Dozens of cyclists will be riding through the rolling hills of rural Dane and Green counties on Saturday, June 2 in support of the next generation of farmers.
• Town hall meetings don’t accurately measure community opinion on controversial issues, study finds April 24, 2012 Town-hall-style meetings may provide useful insight about the range of views on a controversial issue, but they're not likely to provide an accurate measure of overall community opinion, says a team of science communication researchers.
• Public invited to UW Family Gardening Day on May 12 April 23, 2012 Whether you've got the greenest thumb on the block or you're turning soil for the first time this year, you'll find bushels of ideas for growing a great garden at UW Family Gardening Day, on Saurday, May 12 on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
• Experts suggest steps to stop spread of resistant corn rootworms April 20, 2012 The discovery that more Western corn rootworms are resistant to the toxin contained in widely planted transgenic corn has sparked a warning that farmers must change tactics or lose a valuable management tool against a traditional corn pest.
• New trivia game teaches about Wisconsin’s lakes April 11, 2012 Can a musky eat a duck? Are jellyfish found in Wisconsin waters? What was the largest fish ever caught on hook and line in the state?
• Concert raises funds for graduate research in sustainable ag and food systems March 29, 2012 The UW-Madison Agroecology Program will hold a benefit concert on Friday, April 13 to support graduate student research in sustainable agriculture and food systems.
• International commission offers road map to sustainable agriculture March 28, 2012 An independent commission of scientific leaders from 13 countries today (Wednesday, March 28) released a detailed set of recommendations to policymakers on how to achieve food security in the face of climate change.
• UW wildlife students tweet from the field to let classmates know what they’ve seen March 27, 2012 Now that migratory birds are back in Wisconsin and twittering in the treetops, a group of UW-Madison wildlife ecology students are paying close attention and doing some tweeting of their own.
• Growing demand creates opportunities, challenges for Wisconsin organic agriculture Feb. 23, 2012 Sales of organic food continue to rise despite the economic downturn, and that bodes well for Wisconsin, which has experienced dramatic growth in that sector since the enactment of the National Organic Program in 2002, notes a new report on Wisconsin organic agriculture.
• Forest and Hawks named 2012 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Fellows Feb. 10, 2012 Katrina Forest, professor of bacteriology, and John Hawks, associate chair of Anthropology, have been selected by the Institute for Biology Education as Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Faculty Fellows for 2012.
• Hunting could hurt genetic diversity of sandhill cranes, UW research suggests Feb. 8, 2012 As Wisconsin lawmakers debate whether to establish a hunting season for sandhill cranes, they may want to consider more than just the sheer number of birds, suggests a University of Wisconsin-Madison specialist in avian genetics.
• Metabolic “breathalyzer” reveals early signs of disease Feb. 6, 2012 The future of disease diagnosis may lie in a "breathalyzer"-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Neurons from stem cells could replace mice in botulinum test Feb. 3, 2012 Using lab-grown human neurons, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised an effective assay for detecting botulinum neurotoxin, the agent widely used to cosmetically smooth the wrinkles of age and, increasingly, for an array of medical disorders ranging from muscle spasticity to loss of bladder control.
• UW-Madison career fair uses smart-phone technology Jan. 27, 2012 UW-Madison Career Services units will use technology to benefit students and employers during the Spring Career and Internship Fair on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 4:30-8 p.m. at the Kohl Center.
• Wisconsin farm income set a record last year, but high grain prices cut into dairy profits Jan. 25, 2012 Agriculture continued to be a bright spot in Wisconsin's economy in 2011.
• Researchers outline food security, climate change road map Jan. 20, 2012 While last month's meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban, South Africa, made incremental progress toward helping farmers adapt to climate change and reduce agriculture's climate footprint, a group of international agriculture experts urges scientists to lay the groundwork for more decisive action on global food security in environmental negotiations in 2012.