Author: bbradford
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Donation to CALS helps fund two Nelson-affiliated projects
Recently, a multimillion dollar donation was made to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) from Kikkoman Foods, Inc., a world-renowned soy sauce company. This donation will support a…
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CALS faculty involved in new $1M NSF-funded, WiSys-led partnership to support sustainable ag in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin partnership led by WiSys, a supporting foundation of the University of Wisconsin System that sparks research, innovation and entrepreneurship across the state, has been awarded $999,911 from the U.S.…
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Global Health major celebrates second graduating class
The new Global Health undergraduate major celebrated its 2023 class with an event hosted by Dr. Susan Paskewitz, Dr. Patrick Remington, Todd Courtenay, Megan Juneau, and Kelcey Daniels. This major…
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Congratulations 2023 Graduates!
The Entomology Department is delighted to mint four new excellent PhDs this spring with the graduation of Kristina Lopez (Paskewitz lab), Ben Iuliano (Gratton lab), Skye Bruce (Gratton lab), and…
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CALS spotlights UW Entomology alum Lee Clippard’s work on wildflower conservation in Texas
Entomology alum Lee Clippard, MS ’02, spoke with CALS for the latest edition of Grow Magazine about his work on wildflower conservation in Texas and his new role as Director…
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PJ Liesch talks to the Badger Herald about his work as the Wisconsin Bug Guy
PJ Liesch, Director of the Insect Diagnostic Lab and colloquially known as “The Wisconsin Bug Guy”, was recently interviewed by The Badger Herald about his work and how he became…
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Entomology Digest – Spring 2023
Letter from the Chair Entomology Community and Friends of the Department, On Saturday, April 15 our Undergraduate Entomology Society together with support from Slow Food UW, and MIGHTi hosted the…
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2023 Wisconsin Insect Fest coming Saturday, August 19th to Upham Woods
Mark your calendars! The 2023 Wisconsin Insect Fest event is being planned as a one-day afternoon/evening event on Saturday August 19th, 2023 at the Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center near…
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New paper co-authored by Sean Schoville explores the genetic history of a rare color morph of Colias butterflies
A new paper recently published in Scientific Advances explores the genetic history of a rare color morph of Colias butterflies. Read the abstract below, or read the full paper here.…
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PJ Liesch recognized as Best Communicator by the Agriculture Institute
PJ Liesch, extension entomologist and director of the insect diagnostic lab, received Best Communicator in the 2023 UW-Madison Agriculture Institute staff and faculty awards! Congratulations, PJ! The Best Communicator award…