Back in 2017, Wisconsin’s potato producers made a big commitment to CALS. In January of that year, industry leaders announced their intention to raise $5 million over 10 years to help support the college’s potato program. Since then, they’ve been taking the steps needed to reach their goal.
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Alum Helps Sustain ‘Another Level of Molecular Clarity’
Less than a decade ago, UW researchers began to gather and assemble the components of a powerful, advanced imaging technology called cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) that would allow them to observe the structures of some of the tiniest building blocks of life. In 2021, they realized their vision as the Department of Biochemistry launched the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Center (CEMRC).
Inaugural Jake Leinenkugel Diversity in Brewing Award recipient announced
A sophomore from Waunakee, Wisconsin is the recipient of the first-ever Jake Leinenkugel Diversity in Brewing Award. Babyosimi (Simi) Fadiran, a microbiology major in his second year, is the first student to receive the Jake Leinenkugel Diversity in Brewing Award.
Enterprising Badgers Pledge to Give Back
True entrepreneurs know an opportunity when they see one, and that’s exactly what drove then mechanical engineering student Mike Casper ’04 to take part in the seventh G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition.
UW Nelson Institute — Supporting Students for the Good of the Environment
The CESP focuses on Badgers from underrepresented communities, first-generation college students, returning adult students, and veterans.