Stories indexed under: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

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• In Wisconsin, 75 percent of economic benefit of Bt corn goes to farmers who don’t plant it Oct. 7, 2010 Widespread planting of genetically modified Bt corn throughout the Upper Midwest has suppressed populations of the European corn borer, a major insect pest of corn, with the majority of the economic benefits going to growers who do not plant Bt corn, reports a multistate team of scientists in the Oct. 8 edition of the journal Science.
• Bioenergy choices could dramatically change Midwest bird diversity Oct. 4, 2010 Ambitious plans to expand acreage of bioenergy crops could have a major impact on birds in the Upper Midwest, according to a study published today (Oct. 4) in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
• Campus "corpse flower" poised to bloom Sept. 21, 2010
• Slide show: The Tree Doctor Sept. 21, 2010
• Curiosities: Are “baby” carrots really … baby carrots? Sept. 20, 2010
• Hold your noses: Titan Arum is poised to bloom Sept. 16, 2010
• Special symposium addresses practical applications of evolution Sept. 14, 2010 The Center of Rapid Evolution (CORE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is sponsoring a special event to foster discussion and outreach about how the science of evolution applies to real-world problems.
• Long collaboration with sewer district helps city, university Aug. 19, 2010 The passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972 ushered in a revolution in sewage treatment. Faced with tightening restrictions on the water and solids it must release after treatment, the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) turned to experts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for advice.
• Urban Horticultural Field Day set for Aug. 21 Aug. 13, 2010 Ever wish you could grow cube-shaped fruit? Here's your chance to learn how.
• GardenFit program helps kids pare summer weight gain Aug. 10, 2010 After spending the morning spreading hay mulch and bark at Madison's East High Youth Farm, a group of middle-schoolers lined up for a well-deserved lunch. Under the canopy of a large oak, they slathered tortillas with beans, then spooned on tomatoes, bell peppers, onions and carrots that they had chopped themselves.
• UW-Madison biochemist Henry Lardy dies at age 92 Aug. 6, 2010 Henry A. Lardy, a distinguished professor emeritus of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, passed away on Aug. 4 at the age of 92.
• Native pollinators: Key to sustainable fruit production? Aug. 5, 2010 As a group of students ogles wild flowers on a sunny day at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, the blooming dotted mint, iron weed and black-eyed susans are certainly glorious. But these adult students are not concentrating on the flowers. Instead, they are focusing on the insects busily pollinating those blooms.
• Rural areas take greater brunt of Iraq War, UW-Madison research shows July 28, 2010 The Iraq War has taken a greater toll on the nation's non-metropolitan areas because troops from rural areas experience higher rates of death in the war than those from urban parts of the United States, according to a new study by a University of Wisconsin-Madison sociologist.
• UW-Madison’s joint mass communication degree ranked top in nation July 23, 2010 Researchers studying the quality of doctoral programs in communication studies ranked the University of Wisconsin-Madison's joint doctoral program in mass communication first among 102 such programs across the nation.
• Statement of CALS Dean Molly Jahn on the death of Rod Nilsestuen July 22, 2010 Here is a statement from Molly Jahn, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, regarding the death of state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Affairs Secretary Rod Nilsestuen:
• Emeritus CALS Dean Glenn Pound passes away July 19, 2010
• Communication professor honored for teaching, research, service July 15, 2010 Dietram Scheufele, professor of life sciences communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the winner of the 2010 Krieghbaum Under-40 Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
• Review for CALS dean begins July 14, 2010 A review is under way for College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) Dean Molly Jahn.
• State cranberry growers make big gains in sustainability, UW survey finds July 7, 2010 Wisconsin's cranberry growers have made significant gains in the adoption of sustainable management practices during the past two decades, a new University of Wisconsin-Madison survey indicates.
• Have turf, will travel: UW turf expert helped design the world’s first portable soccer field June 9, 2010 When John Stier watches World Cup soccer or any other match, he generally keeps one eye on the game and the other on the grass. It's what you'd expect from a lifelong fan who also leads one of the nation's top turfgrass research programs.