Tag College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

New book explains food science in easy-to-digest bites

September 11, 2008

Ever wonder how marshmallow Peeps are made? Or why the bacteria known as probiotics are good for you? Or perhaps why a few grains of uncooked rice are sometimes added to salt shakers? Read More

University encouraged to ‘eat local’

September 5, 2008

Members of the university community are being encouraged to participate in the Wisconsin Eat Local Challenge today (Sept. 5) through Sunday, Sept. 14, by spending at least 10 percent of their food budgets on locally grown and raised Wisconsin food during that 10-day period. Read More

The biology of obesity: Do these genes make me look fat?

August 15, 2008

Scientists are probing the complex relationship between our DNA and our diets to unravel the root causes of obesity. But for those seeking a simple solution to the worldwide fat epidemic, their answers may be hard to swallow. Read More

Fighting ash borer: To spray or not to spray?

August 12, 2008

Perhaps the only good news in the Aug. 4 announcement that emerald ash borers have been found in southeastern Wisconsin is that the invasive pest took its time getting here. Read More

Soil scientist’s fascination with mineral yields plan for battling it

July 29, 2008

A UW–Madison soil scientist may have found a solution to a pesky mineral that plagues wastewater engineers all over the country. Read More

CLA approved as food ingredient

July 25, 2008

On July 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its finding that conjugated linoleic acid, known as CLA, is "generally regarded as safe" for use in foods. UW–Madison researchers have studied CLA since the 1970s. Read More

Facility to house new instrument to speed biomedical research

July 17, 2008

Already home to one of the world's most impressive collections of huge research instruments, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison (NMRFAM) is about to add another giant. Read More

Ice creamier: ‘Edible antifreeze’ puts the smooth in smoothie

July 1, 2008

It's Friday night, and the movie's already spinning in the DVD player. You run to the kitchen to grab a gallon of ice cream and a spoon, but you find the tub nearly empty. Read More

Lignin expert chooses to pursue biofuels research at UW–Madison

July 1, 2008

A UW–Madison biochemistry professor will stay at the university to join its Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center. Read More

Public events slated at UW–Madison research stations

June 25, 2008

The following is a list of public events currently scheduled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Agricultural Research Stations, the Kemp Biological Station and the O.J. Noer turfgrass facility. Read More

Studies of cell traits nets big award for UW–Madison researcher

June 24, 2008

UW-Madison biochemist Doug Weibel has received a prestigious Searle Scholar Award. Read More

Study: Breast cancer patients with greater need seek more information online

June 18, 2008

Patients with more concerns about their breast cancer are heavier users of online information, according to a new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Excellence in Cancer Communications Research, funded by the National Cancer Institute. Read More

Students launch community-supported agriculture farm on campus

June 17, 2008

Members of UW–Madison's F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture have started the university's first community-supported agriculture farm. Read More

Scientific information largely ignored when forming opinions about stem cell research

June 5, 2008

When forming attitudes about embryonic stem cell research, people are influenced by a number of things. But understanding science plays a negligible role for many people, according to a recent UW–Madison study. Read More

Bicyclists pedal for pledges to support beginning dairy and livestock farmers

May 23, 2008

Friends of the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers (WSBDF) will be pedaling for pledges when they roll out Friday, June 13, in the Fifth Annual Ride to Farm. Read More

Notable graduates: Craig Kohn — A passion for agricultural education

May 13, 2008

In the process of applying for grants to conduct his own environmental research, Craig Kohn was asked to take the lead on implementing an environmental education program through the Wisconsin Future Farmers of America (FFA) Association. Unenthusiastic at first, Kohn soon discovered his passion for education. Read More

Watching the birds: Agri-tourism could help save colorful prairie chicken

April 7, 2008

In terms of entertaining courtship rituals, few animals can hold a candle to Tympanuchus cupido -- the drummer of love, commonly known as the greater prairie chicken. Read More

Earlier plantings underlie yield gains in northern corn belt

February 27, 2008

U.S. farmers plant corn much earlier today than ever before and it seems to be paying off, at least in the north. Earlier plantings could account for up to half of the yield gains seen in some parts of the northern Corn Belt since the late 1970s, a new study has found. Read More

Biochemist Kimble elected National Academy councilor

February 27, 2008

Judith Kimble, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of biochemistry and genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been elected to a three-year term as councilor for the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Read More

Study: Religion colors Americans’ views of nanotechnology

February 15, 2008

Addressing scientists in Boston Feb. 15 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Dietram Scheufele, a professor of life sciences communication, presented new survey results that show religion exerts far more influence on public views of technology in the United States than in Europe. Read More