Stories indexed under: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

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• Symposium celebrates 100 years of UW-Madison genetics May 19, 2010 It's been an eventful 100 years.
• Web searches may sacrifice accuracy for popularity May 18, 2010 By adding a subtle nudge to each of more than 1 billion search requests every day, Google may be steering the direction of public discussion.
• Family Horticulture Day brings the color of gardening to life May 4, 2010 Just as the weather improves and the urge to get back into the garden hits, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's West Agricultural Station is hosting Family Horticulture Day on Saturday, May 15.
• Food Summit winds up campuswide food discussion April 21, 2010 More food for thought will be on the menu on Friday, April 23 at the Day on Campus: Food Summit.
• Recent sightings: Climbing up April 9, 2010
• Recent sightings: ‘In the Dark’ April 1, 2010
• UW-Madison faculty honored by American Chemical Society March 31, 2010 On March 23, five University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members and one former student were recognized by the American Chemical Society at its annual meeting in San Francisco.
• On slippery science subjects, Internet news delivers March 31, 2010 Internet-based science news draws a more demographically diverse, learned and focused audience than print or television news, according to a study by University of Wisconsin-Madison communication researchers.
• From raw biomass, chemical process produces simple, fermentable sugars March 9, 2010 A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has developed a promising new chemical method to liberate the sugar molecules trapped inside inedible plant biomass, a key step in the creation of cellulosic biofuels.
• DNR taps UW-Madison expertise to measure, manage state deer herd March 2, 2010 Wisconsin wildlife managers are tapping into University of Wisconsin-Madison expertise in wildlife ecology, forest ecology and environmental communications in order to better manage the state's population of white-tailed deer.
• Wisconsin’s organic farmers are largely weathering the economic storm Feb. 24, 2010 The current financial downturn hasn't spared Wisconsin's organic farmers, but in general they have been able to ride it out, says a new report about the state's organic sector.
• Demand for local food challenges distribution systems, report finds Feb. 18, 2010 Consumers' growing appetite for locally produced food presents both an opportunity and a problem for local growers.
• New UW-Madison agronomist leads international corn-breeding project Feb. 5, 2010 When corn breeder Kevin Pixley arrived on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in November, one of the first things he had to do was learn to use the word "corn."
• Stem cells: Science, economy edge religion at the polls Feb. 3, 2010 When it comes to stem cell research as a political issue, Wisconsin voters are more likely to be motivated by ideas of economic benefit and scientific progress than by religious objections, according to a new report.
• Diving milk prices cut state net farm income by more than half in 2009 Jan. 19, 2010 Times were hard for farmers across the country in 2009, but they were harder than average for Wisconsin farmers.
• National agribusiness news program to tape town-hall event Jan. 13, 2010 "Market to Market," the nation's longest-running agribusiness news show, will host a rural economic summit on Wednesday, Jan. 20, immediately following the Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum.
• U.S. faces widening information gap on nanotechnology Jan. 12, 2010 As the global nanotechnology industry continues to produce cutting-edge consumer products, the scientific community is leaving a key part of the U.S. public behind when sharing knowledge of this new field of science, according to a new study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Arizona State University.
• UW-Madison scientists create super-strong collagen Jan. 12, 2010 A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has created the strongest form of collagen known to science, a stable alternative to human collagen that could one day be used to treat arthritis and other conditions that result from collagen defects.
• Migratory birds bear brunt of climate-charged weather Jan. 11, 2010 As global climate change fuels more frequent and intense hurricanes and droughts, migratory birds, especially those whose populations are already in decline, will bear the brunt of such climate-fueled weather, suggest a pair of new studies.
• Forum to unveil 2010 forecast for Wisconsin's agricultural economy Jan. 7, 2010 The third annual Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook forum will review the impact of the 2009 economic downturn on the financial condition of the state's agricultural sector and consider its prospects for 2010.