Learning about the state we serve
Claudia Irene Calderón (left, WIS ’17) and Amaya Atucha (right, WIS ’15) from the Department of Horticulture are teaming up this summer to teach a course on wine and winemaking. The course will be offered this summer from June 18th through August 12th on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-7:30. The course, Horticulture 375: Discovering the …
The 2018 Wisconsin Idea Seminar is set to visit Mystic Valley Dairy in Sauk City as it begins the 5-day tour of the state. Owner Mitch Breunig will give a tour of the farm covering topics like cow comfort, sustainability, dairy economics, and his farm’s research collaborations with UW–Madison. One such collaboration has been the …
Al Castro is a passionate social worker who brings humor and empathy to his work as the Health Research Program Director for the United Community Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Thousands of individuals benefit from the United Community Center, which focuses on serving the Latino population on Milwaukee’s south side. Castro plays an important role in …
The office shelves of the Dean of the Graduate School are filled with books about molecular immunology and cytokines—no surprise, perhaps, because Dean William Karpus is a professor of pathology and microbiology-immunology from Northwestern University. He also served as the associate dean of student affairs at Northwestern’s Graduate School, leading him to come to Madison …
In a lab filled with test tubes and microscopes the last thing one may expect to see are grape seeds and cranberry vines. However, this is necessary as Amaya Atucha and her team are studying the cold hardiness of fruit crops to better understand fruit crop physiology and production. Atucha serves in three main roles: …
From Europe to South America, Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings has traveled the world, but still calls the state of Wisconsin home. Originally from Odanah, Jennings graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, double majoring in Anthropology and Archaeology with certificates in American Indian Studies and Environmental Studies. He is now …
Walking into the classroom and studio spaces in the School of Human Ecology is enough to excite and stimulate the mind with a dynamic spectrum of colors, cloth, fabrics, and patterns. It is no wonder that Marianne Fairbanks creates such creative and innovative designs that draw the eye and capture your attention. As an Assistant …