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The CALS Research Division is excited to offer a session for graduate students who are interested in grants and fellowships on October 6 from 4-5pm in 1360 Genetics/Biotech. Over pizza and soft drinks, learn about college resources for grad students, and how to write a proposal that a reviewer will love. The session will also offer an overview of the steps a savvy researcher follows to submit a proposal through college and campus channels.

For more information, contact Becky Bound, 265-8443, rbound@cals.wisc.edu

This excellent opportunity, with a focus on research topics, will provide new faculty and staff a chance to connect with CALS Deans, directors, and administrators and learn more about resources in CALS and around campus.

The orientation is offered as two afternoon sessions on October 20^th and 27^th. The first session, October 20^th from 1:00-3:00 pm in room 6201 Microbial Sciences, will provide an overview of the college and feature presentations by Deans and Directors, as well as library, human resources, and business services representatives.

The second session, October 27^th from 1:00-3:00 pm in room 150 Animal Sciences, focuses on proposal submission and grant administration. Staff from the CALS Research Division will guide participants in a hands-on introduction to the tools of proposal development, submission, and reporting.

To register, contact Casey Hillmer, clhillmer@cals.wisc.edu, 2-2397.

A symposium entitled, “Integration of Mathematical and Biological Sciences” is aimed at exploring resources, research and infrastructure will be held September 2-3, 2008 in the Ebling Symposium Center.  Please encourage your faculty, staff and students to look into it. The symposium is free, but people are recommended to register to help with planning.  A flyer and brief description is attached and more information can be found at the symposium website at www.wiscmathbio.org.

FOOTBALL FIRE-UP 2008, co-sponsored by CALS and the Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association (WALSAA), is a great opportunity to connect with old CALS friends and make new ones, fill up on a smorgasbord of tailgate fare, and stoke up spirit to help cheer on Big Red for four quarters of football and a fifth quarter of fun. The event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 at the Camp Randall Field House from 8:30 a.m. until the 10:30 AM. Wisconsin versus Marshall kick-off is at 11:00 AM. (more…)

An earlier headline in eCALS had the wrong date for the First Annual UW-Madison Symposium on INTEGRATION OF MATHEMATICAL & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. The event takes place Sept. 2–3. Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences Bldg., 1550 Linden Drive. Hear and present state-of-the-art research, develop cross disciplinary collaborations and communication, and provide input on campus directions. Registration is required. To register, visit: http://wiscmathbio.org or call (608) 890-1621 by August 22. Download a flyer on this event

Don’t forget to set aside Oct. 23-24 for the Bioenergy Summit sponsored by the Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative. This event on the UW-Madison campus will focus on Wisconsin’s leadership in the developing bioeconomy. Keynote speaker for the event will be Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund. The agenda also features university experts from many disciplines, as well as state policymakers and innovators from Wisconsin’s private sector. The summit begins at 9 a.m. on Thursday, October 23rd and ends at noon on Friday, Oct. 24. Information on location and other details will be available soon. Please help spread the word by downloading and distributing a flyer on the Bioenergy Summit. (more…)

The sources of excess nutrients and sediments that enter the Yahara Lakes are widely known and well understood.  But practical and effective ways to halt this pollution — which degrades water quality, feeds excess growth of weeds and algae, and leads to frequent beach closings – continue to elude us.  A conference on Oct. 10, A Clean Future for the Yahara Lakes: Solutions for Tomorrow, Starting Today, will focus on identifying and implementing answers to these persistent problems. (more…)

The UW-Madison Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center (SCRMC), along with WiCell Research Institute and the Genetics Policy Institute are co-sponsoring the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit Sept. 22-23, 2008, www.worldstemcellsummit.com. The SCRMC and WARF/WiCell are pleased to be able to help supplement summit registrations for a limited number of UW-Madison faculty, staff, students, and trainees. This supplemented fee will be on a first come, first served basis. (more…)

All of your senses will be on full alert at the Summer Urban Horticulture Field Day, Saturday, August 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s West Madison Agricultural Research Station.
You’ll see carrots of many colors, catch the aroma of aromatic herbs, sink your teeth into slices of crisp watermelons, and savor the flavor of fresh peppers (raw and roasted), melons, cabbage, tomatoes, and whatever else is ripe. (more…)

On October 23–24, the Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative will convene a Bioenergy Summit focusing on Wisconsin’s leadership in the developing bioeconomy. Keynote speaker for the event will be Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund. The agenda also features experts from disciplines across campus, state policymakers and innovators from Wisconsin’s private sector. (more…)