Stories indexed under: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

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• Experts available to media on Osama Bin Laden's death, aftermath May 2, 2011
• Community and regional food systems study gets a boost from USDA April 11, 2011 A University of Wisconsin-Madison study aimed at a better understanding of the ways to successfully develop sustainable local and regional food systems received a big boost this week (Monday, April 11) in the form of a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
• New undergraduate majors build on UW-Madison’s environmental legacy April 8, 2011 Pursuing environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is certainly not new, but being able to major in it is.
• UW-Madison’s economic impact statewide hits $12.4 billion March 30, 2011 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's profound impact on Wisconsin's economy, one that totals $12.4 billion annually, is detailed in a new report that underscores the importance of the university to the state's economic well being.
• Thirteen recently tenured faculty honored with Romnes awards March 29, 2011 This year’s Romnes Faculty Fellowships recognize a baker’s dozen of talented, up-and-coming faculty from across campus.
• Eleven faculty members named Kellett award winners March 29, 2011 Honors go to professors five to 20 years past first tenured position
• Jahn named to international commission March 15, 2011 Molly Jahn, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and administrator, has been named to a newly created Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, a group of international experts on agriculture, climate, food, economics and natural resources.
• Wisconsin boaters, anglers doing more to halt spread of invasives March 1, 2011 Wisconsin boaters and anglers seem to be doing a better job of following rules aimed at curbing the spread of aquatic invasive species, according to the results of UW-Madison surveys taken in 2009 and 2010.
• Leafcutter ant genome reveals secrets of fungus farming ways Feb. 10, 2011 Leafcutter ants, signature denizens of New World tropical forests, are unique in their ability to harvest fresh leaves to cultivate a nutrient-rich fungus as food.
• Wisconsin cheese could get boost from ‘driftless’ label Feb. 4, 2011 The culture, geography and biology of a place give unique flavors to local food products, a concept that could help a group of small Wisconsin cheesemakers in its search to carve out a niche in the crowded marketplace for cheese.
• Morgridge Center supports initiatives through matching grant program Jan. 27, 2011 The Morgridge Center for Public Service at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently awarded 11 matching grants totaling $334,739 to support service learning, community-based research or civic engagement work by UW-Madison faculty and researchers in the areas of education, environment or health.
• Rhythmic vibrations guide caste development in social wasps Jan. 24, 2011 Future queen or tireless toiler? A paper wasp's destiny may lie in the antennal drumbeats of its caretaker.
• Report: Better milk prices helped Wisconsin dairy farmers begin to recover Jan. 19, 2011 Things couldn't have gone better for Wisconsin corn and soybean producers in 2010. For milk producers, they went a lot better than they did a year ago, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison agricultural economists in their 2011 Status of Wisconsin Agriculture report.
• Eight UW-Madison faculty honored as AAAS fellows Jan. 11, 2011 Eight members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), it was announced today (Jan. 11).
• UW will present 2011 Wisconsin Ag Outlook Forum Jan. 19 Jan. 7, 2011 Agricultural economists and commodity specialists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW-Extension will talk about the financial health of Wisconsin agriculture and the outlook for the year to come at the fourth-annual Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook forum in Madison on Wednesday, Jan. 19.
• New treatments protect Christmas from ‘Grinch’ grub Dec. 1, 2010 Across northern Wisconsin, many of the state's Christmas tree growers struggle to protect their trees from an insect pest known as the white grub, which lurks in the soil, feeds on tree roots and destroys the crop.
• UW-Madison experts can discuss U.S. Senate’s food safety bill Nov. 30, 2010
• UW-Madison soil scientist named U.S. professor of the year Nov. 18, 2010 A University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor of soil science has just been named U.S. Professor of the Year
• Agronomy chair named interim CALS dean Nov. 8, 2010 Agronomy professor and department chair William F. Tracy has been named interim dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
• Jahn to step down as UW-Madison ag and life sciences dean Oct. 28, 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr. today (Oct. 28) announced that Molly Jahn, who has led UW-Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences since 2006, will step down as dean of the college, effective Jan. 1.