Stories indexed under: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

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• Conservation areas threatened nationally by housing development Dec. 28, 2009 Conservationists have long known that lines on a map are not sufficient to protect nature because what happens outside those boundaries can affect what happens within. Now, a study by two University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists in the department of forest and wildlife ecology measures the threat of housing development around protected areas in the United States.
• Surveying bird biodiversity from space? Dec. 16, 2009 A fundamental rule of wildlife ecology says that diverse habitats foster greater biodiversity: The Amazon has far more species than Greenland. But how do habitat and biodiversity relate in a state like Wisconsin, with its range of farms, forests, wetlands, cities, suburbs and highways?
• Fighting the Grinch who stole Wisconsin's Christmas trees Dec. 15, 2009 An entomology research team from UW-Madison aims to squash a grub that plagues as many as one-third of Wisconsin’s approximately 1,100 Christmas tree farms.
• Greenhouse gas carbon dioxide ramps up aspen growth Dec. 4, 2009 The rising level of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be fueling more than climate change. It could also be making some trees grow like crazy.
• Trees and skis: wintry weather coincides with campus events Dec. 4, 2009
• UW-Madison soil science professor receives national teaching award Dec. 3, 2009 Teresa Balser, associate professor of soil science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received the 2009 National Teaching Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).
• New UW-Madison 'Ants and Agriculture' exhibit opens Nov. 24, 2009 University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are putting the finishing touches on a new "Ants and Agriculture" display in Microbe Place, an outreach facility in the lobby of the Microbial Sciences Building.
• Like humans, ants use bacteria to make their gardens grow Nov. 19, 2009 Leaf-cutter ants, which cultivate fungus for food, have many remarkable qualities.
• Evolution institute named for pioneering UW-Madison geneticist Nov. 19, 2009 A few days before the 150th anniversary of the "Origin of Species," Charles Darwin's epochal book on evolution, plans for a new evolution institute moved closer to final approval at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• UW fields and gardens help feed people in need Oct. 26, 2009 Food bank workers have been lining up for tons of potatoes produced at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's agricultural research stations at Rhinelander and Hancock this fall.
• Working with companies to safeguard foods Oct. 21, 2009
• Goldman named CALS interim dean Oct. 19, 2009 Irwin Goldman, vice dean and associate dean for research in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has been named the college's interim dean by Chancellor Biddy Martin.
• Virent Energy Systems CEO to speak at Bioenergy Summit Oct. 15, 2009 Lee Edwards, president and chief executive officer of Madison's Virent Energy Systems, will deliver the keynote address at the second annual Wisconsin Bioenergy Summit at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.
• Spooner research station marks centennial Oct. 14, 2009 On Tuesday, Oct. 20, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Spooner Agricultural Research Station will celebrate its 100th birthday and commemorate a milestone in the history of Wisconsin agriculture.
• CALS dean to serve in USDA post Oct. 12, 2009 Molly Jahn, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), has been appointed to a senior position in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), university officials announced today (Oct. 12).
• Survey: Broad support for biofuels in Wisconsin, but clear partisan differences Oct. 7, 2009 Although almost two-thirds of Wisconsinites support the use and production of biofuels, less than half think the government should subsidize their development, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
• Ag industry views on food, farming and Michael Pollan to be discussed Sept. 23, 2009 Viewpoints from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau, Organic Valley Co-op and the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection board regarding food, farming and the work of author Michael Pollan will be presented in a panel discussion on Thursday, Oct. 1.
• USDA chief economist to speak at department centennial Sept. 16, 2009 The USDA's chief economist will speak at UW-Madison on Thursday, Sept. 24.
• UW-Madison entomologist helps farmers deal with tricky crop pest Sept. 15, 2009 Historically, crop rotation has worked to keep the western corn rootworm in check in Wisconsin.
• Research aims to cool runoff to protect coldwater streams Sept. 10, 2009 The ocean of stormwater that flows off of the sun-baked urban landscape is packing heat, and trout are starting to feel it.