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UW organic field day slated for Aug. 30 at Arlington Station
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Arlington Agricultural Research Station will hold its first field day devoted to organic agricultural production on Aug. 30 from 3 - 7 p.m.
Recent sightings: The measure of success
First-year undergraduate Allison Dahlgren, left, of Brookfield, Wis., watches as her parents, Kathleen and Larry Dahlgren, leave nothing to chance and measure…
Students aid New Orleans restoration project
Ten University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate students and their advisor will regroup in Madison during the first full week of August after spending the past two months in New Orleans, helping residents of the city's Lower Ninth Ward who hope to revitalize a natural treasure near the neighborhood ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
West Madison urban horticulture field day set for Aug. 18
Want to make your green thumb even greener? Stop by the Urban Horticulture Field Day at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's West Madison Agricultural Research Station, on Saturday, August 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Recent sightings: New Children’s Hospital
David Berry, vice president of the American Family Children’s Hospital, shows a prairie-themed inpatient room as he leads a media tour of the…
‘Glass menagerie:’ Museum unearths exotic stash of glass sea creatures
An ordinary mid-summer stroll through Noland Hall in 2005 led Paula Holahan to an extraordinary discovery: box after box filled with a sea of intricate glass sculptures of marine invertebrate animals.
Curiosities: Why do flowers smell, and why do plants smell, too?
The luscious aroma of flowers attracts lovers, and the biological role of that smell is similar: to attract pollinators. “Plants need to attract insects,…
Synthetic garnets made by Chancellor Wiley displayed at Geology Museum
In a small, freestanding case near the entrance of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Geology Museum, you might notice a familiar name next to two faintly yellow gems.
Recent sightings: Groovin’ on a summer afternoon
Jeffrey Carter, left, and Nelson Reisdorf take center stage as Jessica Valadez Spruyt, a speech-language pathology graduate student in the…
New digital collection ‘Sixty Books, Sixty Libraries’ goes online
Ever dream of having your photos, drawings or stories published online? For a few Wisconsinites, that dream was realized through a collaborative art project digitized by the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center, which goes live this week.
Phosphorus management system balances farms, water quality
At any given spot in Wisconsin, chances are that you're not far from a lake or a farm, or both - but the combination is not always a harmonious one. The future of both may hinge on proper management of an essential element: phosphorus.
Curiosities: How well do dogs see at night?
A lot better than we do, says Paul Miller, clinical professor of comparative ophthalmology at University of Wisconsin–Madison. “Dogs have evolved…