Stories indexed under: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

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• 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.
• New approach to combat intractable bacterial infections Jan. 20, 2012 Bacteriologist Marcin Filutowicz specializes in developing antimicrobial technologies that one day may help replace antibiotics—and save lives—as the power of our antibiotics arsenal wanes.
• UW cows on campus are getting an updated home Jan. 14, 2012 The home of the dairy cows on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is getting a long-awaited update. In May, the university will undertake a $3 million remodeling of the Dairy Cattle Center on Linden Drive.
• UW-Madison biochemist to serve on president’s National Medal of Science committee Jan. 12, 2012 University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemist Judith Kimble has been selected to serve on President Obama's Committee on the National Medal of Science.
• UW–Madison professors team up for milk quality Dec. 23, 2011
• Three UW–Madison faculty members honored as AAAS fellows Dec. 13, 2011 Three University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
• Forage know-how gives Wisconsin farmers an edge in growing biomass Nov. 16, 2011 Wisconsin farmers have been growing biomass for generations, says Kevin Shinners. They just have a different name for it.
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• Global commission delivers food security policy recommendations Nov. 16, 2011 A new report published by an independent global commission of eminent scientists states that the world's food system needs an immediate transformation to meet current and future threats to food security and environmental sustainability.
• Michael Bell named director of UW–Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems Nov. 11, 2011 Environmental sociologist Michael Bell has been named director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS), a multi-disciplinary research and outreach program that focuses on developing sustainable production and marketing strategies for small to medium-sized agricultural and food enterprises.
• Biochemist Har Gobind Khorana, whose UW work earned the Nobel Prize, dies Nov. 11, 2011 Biochemist Har Gobind Khorana, who received the Nobel Prize for research he conducted while at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died Wednesday, Nov. 9 in Concord, Mass. at age 89.
• Treasured campus murals conserved for future generations Oct. 25, 2011 Art conservators are painstakingly preserving a set of historic, wall-size John Steuart Curry works surrounded by the gutted and rebuilt Biochemistry Building on Henry Mall.
• New UW–Madison CALS dean named Oct. 21, 2011 Kathryn VandenBosch, professor of plant biology at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, has been selected as the new dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
• Patience paying off for long-term diabetes project Oct. 18, 2011 A decade of research in any field presents challenges, but for Alan Attie's lab group, years of persistence have opened up a new avenue to understanding diabetes.
• UW–Madison to lead national effort to improve quality of processed potatoes Oct. 14, 2011 University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have been selected to lead a national, multi-institution effort to improve the quality and safety of processed potatoes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today (Oct. 14).
• Medical foods for PKU diet enter phase II clinical trials Oct. 11, 2011 Mealtimes aren't quite as enjoyable for people with phenylketonuria (PKU) as they are for the rest of us. Those with this genetic disorder have to get their protein by drinking a foul-tasting amino acid "formula." At the same time, they must avoid natural proteins - eschewing burgers, ice cream and even regular bread - because they lack the enzyme needed to process phenylalanine, one of the 19 amino acids that comprise protein.
• Bird song app identifies feathered friends by tweets Oct. 11, 2011 Squinting into wind-blown trees and bushes is for the birds, especially if it’s the birds you're looking for.