Stories indexed under: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

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• As ticks expand, new areas may become prone to Lyme disease April 27, 2009 Last summer, after returning home from a walk in Madison's Dudgeon-Monroe neighborhood, Susan Paskewitz was astonished to find a deer tick crawling up her dog's hind leg. It was the first time Paskewitz, a University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologist, had collected a tick in the city. Within the month, she learned of two other such cases.
• Ideology, religion trump other factors when it comes to supporting gay marriage April 16, 2009 During the past few weeks, several states have shifted their policies in favor of civil unions and gay marriage. These policy changes are to some degree shaped by shifts in public attitudes toward gay marriage. Where do these opinion shifts come from?
• Find local food with the 2009 Southern Wisconsin Farm Fresh Atlas April 2, 2009 Whether you are cooking at home or enjoying a meal out on the town, the 2009 Southern Wisconsin Farm Fresh Atlas can steer you to local, sustainably grown food. The 2009 edition will be available for free in Madison and across southern Wisconsin beginning April 18.
• Survey shows high interest in biofuels April 1, 2009 Most Americans want to know more about biofuels, according to a new survey fielded by researchers in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Study reveals new options for people with PKU March 30, 2009 For people with the genetic condition known as phenylketonuria (PKU), diet is a constant struggle. They can eat virtually no protein, and instead get their daily dose of this key macronutrient by drinking a bitter-tasting formula of amino acids. Yet drink it they must; deviating from this strict dietary regimen puts them at risk of developing permanent neurological damage.
• Entomology department’s centennial celebration features butterfly exhibit March 30, 2009 To help celebrate its 100th year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Entomology is inviting the public to get up close and personal with members of the wide world of insects.
• Babcock Dairy Store changes hours March 11, 2009 The Babcock Hall Dairy Store has expanded its hours and launched a new line of organic, locally roasted coffee. It now features three Babcock Blends created specifically for the store by the Just Coffee Cooperative.
• Sequences capture the code of the common cold Feb. 12, 2009 In an effort to confront our most familiar malady, scientists have deciphered the instruction manual for the common cold.
• Two-step chemical process turns raw biomass into biofuel Feb. 10, 2009 Taking a chemical approach, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a two-step method to convert the cellulose in raw biomass into a promising biofuel. The process, which is described in the Wednesday, Feb. 11 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, is unprecedented in its use of untreated, inedible biomass as the starting material.
• Paper industry executive to lead Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative Feb. 3, 2009 Troy Runge, research director at Kimberly-Clark Corp., has been named director of the Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative (WBI).
• CALS hosts Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum on Jan. 16 Dec. 30, 2008 Get a first look at the 2009 Status of Wisconsin Agriculture report and learn more about the emerging issues and opportunities of Wisconsin agriculture.
• Student’s vision comes to life in Honduras Dec. 29, 2008 One of the failings of university learning is that the work of students is often left on the shelf. Assignments, though faithfully completed, rarely make it out of the theoretical.
• For nano, religion in U.S. dictates a wary view Dec. 8, 2008 When it comes to the world of the very, very small - nanotechnology - Americans have a big problem: Nano and its capacity to alter the fundamentals of nature, it seems, are failing the moral litmus test of religion.
• Researchers examine role of soil patterns in dam restoration Dec. 3, 2008 Looking at the site today, it's easy to forget that a dam and pond stood for 43 years on the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Franbrook Farm Research Station in southwestern Wisconsin. All traces of the structure are gone, and acres of plants, both native and weedy, now carpet the floor of the former basin.
• Certificate program to enhance engineers' liberal arts education Nov. 13, 2008 Next fall, a few UW-Madison professors hope to show engineering students that they have a bigger place in the non-engineering parts of campus.
• For food industry leaders, a meeting worth its salt Nov. 5, 2008 It's no secret that Americans eat too much salt, a habit linked to numerous health problems. At first glance, the solution seems simple: stop eating so much of the stuff. But, as it turns out, salt-a.k.a. sodium chloride-can't easily be cut from the American diet.
• New professional courses on greenhouses, garden and landscape industries Oct. 10, 2008 If your career or career plans involve greenhouses, landscaping, garden centers and related industries, you might want to consider a set of new continuing education classes offered through the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Symposium looks at challenge of producing more food on a smaller carbon footprint Oct. 7, 2008 On the day before World Food Day, a group of agricultural leaders will gather to discuss how technology can be harnessed to meet the world's need for food, fiber and fuel while reducing their industry's carbon footprint.
• Monsanto supports UW plant breeding with $1 million fellowship gift Sept. 18, 2008 Monsanto Co. has made a $1 million gift to support plant breeding and genetics in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• UW-Madison brews up a good relationship with MillerCoors Sept. 15, 2008 MillerCoors has donated a complete set of pilot-scale brewing equipment to the University of Wisconsin-Madison bacteriology department.