UW–Madison CALS

The fall 2026 issue of Grow magazine is out now! Feature stories include plant-based alternatives to synthetic food dyes, new faculty facing major societal challenges with science, and uncovering nature’s beneficial secrets. grow.cals.wisc.edu

Six exemplary individuals were honored at the college’s annual Honorary Recognition Ceremony for their outstanding achievement, leadership, and support of the CALS mission and the Wisconsin Idea. Congratulations again to this year’s honorees! news.cals.wisc.edu/2026/09/03/cal…

This month, @UWRiverFalls Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) students made the trip down to Madison for the annual UW FISC Ag Forward short course! At Ag Forward, FISC students toured West Madison ARS and learned about corn breeding research for energy production. 🌽

Help us honor 2026 physics Nobel Prize winner and @UWMadison professor Francis Halzen with a special Babcock Dairy Store ice cream flavor! Vote for your favorite at news.wisc.edu/nobel-prize-ic… until November 1.

The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology visited UW and were joined by Senator Tammy Baldwin and CALS professor Timothy Donohue for a discussion on biotech in WI. Several CALS undergrad and graduate students presented research posters.

📷: Matt Wisniewski