More than 14,000 years ago, receding glaciers left a broad, deep swath of sand and gravel across central Wisconsin. Today, the Central Sands region hosts a thriving agricultural economy, but the sandy soil renders most …
Month: May 2018
Wisconsin Idea Seminar: Big Lake Tour
Crystal Potts, Director of State Relations for UW-Madison, spent a week with 38 others on the Wisconsin Idea Seminar. The Wisconsin Idea Seminar is a week-long development program that immerses faculty and staff in different …
In second year, UniverCity has students, faculty seek solutions to Dane County problems
In its second year, UW–Madison’s UniverCity Year program directed 305 students and 16 faculty members across 11 departments to come up with ways to address Dane County’s housing gap, improve economic development, and protect its …
Research from UW-Madison detects CWD prions in soil near Wisconsin mineral licks
New research out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison has, for the first time, detected prions responsible for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples taken from sites where deer congregate. Scientists searched for prions at mineral …
Photo Gallery: Visit to Southwest Wisconsin with the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
On May 3, representatives from UW–Madison, led by Dean Kate VandenBosch from the UW College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, visited southwest Wisconsin and toured Tranel Family Farms outside of Cuba City with university partner …
Photo Gallery: Visit to Sheboygan
Mark Markel, Dean of the UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine along with Crystal Potts, Director of UW–Madison State Relations visited the Plymouth/Sheboygan area to connect firsthand with businesses and farms working with UW–Madison, and to learn more about …