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Foxes among Badgers: A family of foxes makes its home on campus

April 22, 2014

There are foxes on campus. Big ones and little ones, a new family that started this spring. Read More

Novel Open Source Seed Pledge aims to keep new vegetable and grain varieties free for all

April 15, 2014

This week, scientists, farmers and sustainable food systems advocates will gather on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus to celebrate an unusual group of honored guests: 29 new varieties of broccoli, celery, kale, quinoa and other vegetables and grains that are being publicly released using a novel form of ownership agreement known as the Open Source Seed Pledge. Read More

Scientists firm up origin of cold-adapted yeasts that make cold beer

April 9, 2014

As one of the most widely consumed and commercially important beverages on the planet, one would expect the experts to know everything there is to know about lager beer. Read More

Six appointed to WARF professorships

March 27, 2014

Six members of the UW–Madison faculty have been appointed to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation named professorships in 2014. Read More

In the lab, scientists coax E. coli to resist radiation damage

March 17, 2014

Capitalizing on the ability of an organism to evolve in response to punishment from a hostile environment, scientists have coaxed the model bacterium Escherichia coli to dramatically resist ionizing radiation and, in the process, reveal the genetic mechanisms that make the feat possible. Read More

Excess nitrogen in water prompts March 28 summit

March 6, 2014

Concern about excess nitrogen getting into the state's waterways and drinking water is the impetus for a Nitrogen Science Summit March 28 on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Read More

Experts for media: Facebook turns 10

January 29, 2014

Millions of people around the world use Facebook, which was first launched on Feb. 4, 2004. The University of Wisconsin–Madison has experts who can discuss the popular social networking site, how people use it and how it has affected the way we communicate. They include: Read More

What’s with sloths’ dangerous bathroom breaks? Maybe hunger

January 24, 2014

For the three-toed sloth, a trip to the restroom is no rest at all. It's a long, slow descent into mortal danger from the safety of home among the upper branches of the forest. Read More

CALS researchers developing novel treatment for septic shock

December 26, 2013

By the time doctors diagnose septic shock, patients often are on a knife’s edge. At that point, for every hour that treatment is delayed, a person’s risk of death rises an alarming six percent. Read More

Dairy science in spotlight as field advances

November 20, 2013

Dairy science is no longer the field of straw hats and bib overalls. The UW’s future is as thoroughly milk-soaked as its past. Read More

New technology could help food crops thrive in crowded fields

November 19, 2013

With the global population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, the world's farmers are going to need to produce a lot more food - but without using much more farmland, as the vast majority of the world's arable land is already being used for agriculture. Read More