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International Dairy Short Course
The International Dairy Short Course celebrates its 20th year of education this October. The 2017 dairy course will feature farm visits, hands-on workshops and lectures from top-ranked professors and dairy producers. The three-day course will cover a wide variety of applicable topics including dairy management, reproduction, nutrition, milk quality and maximizing profitability. INCLUDES *6 lectures…
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Energy dialogues and Energy Citizenship: Public Engagement in Energy Sustainability Transitions
In the face of global warming, energy sustainability transitions are needed on a large scale. Technologically speaking, this involves shifts away from fossil fuels to renewable, low emission sources of energy. Notwithstanding considerable technological, economic and political challenges in making such transitions, it is also vital that the public is constructively engaged. Energy citizenship goes…
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Office of the Provost now soliciting proposals for the 2018 Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grant competition
Office of the Provost now soliciting proposals for the 2018 Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grant competition
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Global Health Tuesday: Water, Women and Fisheries
Full presentation below: Nutrient loading from wastewater effluent and agricultural runoff can cause eutrophication and proliferation of toxin-producing cyanobacteria. Like many lakes, Africa’s Lake Victoria provides food, drinking water, and a source of livelihood for surrounding communities in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. These ecosystem services, however, are impacted negatively by increased resource demands, eutrophication, and…
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Australian Radio National: Renewable energy health benefits outweigh financial cost