Tag: college of agricultural and life sciences

Meet Alexandra Branscombe

Meet Alexandra Branscombe, a CALS Life Sciences Communication student who is excited and grateful to be the recipient of the J.W. Watt Agricultural Journalism Memorial Scholarship and Douglas D. Sorenson Scholarship.

Carbohydrates Influence Stem Cells, Tuberculosis

By manipulating specific carbohydrates, Professor Laura Kiessling has discovered a better way to grow stem cells and new approaches for treating diseases such as tuberculosis, which affects a third of the world’s population.

Pay It Forward

Jennifer Holle brought work ethic from the farm to CALS, where she’s majoring in dairy science. Besides hard work, another key to Holle’s success has been crucial financial assistance. Holle is a two-time recipient of a Wisconsin Rural Youth Scholarship, a program that CALS set up in 2009 specifically for young people like her.