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Badger Production Sheep Sale- October 11, 2008 at the Arlington Public Events Building |
The sale will feature sheep from the UW Arlington herd. Students have been busy working on the advertising, health requirements and selection fo the sale. Performance data for all lots on the website. For more information, contact Todd Taylor
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CARGILL/BENEVENGA UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP
The deadline for the Cargill/Benevenga Undergraduate Research Scholarship is October 15, 2008. This award was created by Cargill in recognition of Prof. N.J. Benevenga of the Department of Animal Sciences. It is available to support undergraduate research or other scholarly inquiry for students at any level in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Any student in the College may be considered for the scholarship if they are in good standing in the Honors program or show evidence of outstanding academic achievement. The application is available on the Animal Sciences website. Funds available for use vary by year.
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WI STATE FAIR SHEEP BARN HALL OF FAME
Dr. Dave Thomas, Professor of Animal Sciences and Extension Sheep Specialist, was inducted into the Wisconsin State Fair Sheep Barn Hall of Fame on Wednesday, July 30 at State Fair Park, West Allis for his contributions to the Wisconsin and U.S. sheep industries. His induction brings the number of sheep breeders and sheep educators in the Sheep Barn Hall of Fame to nine. Previous CALS faculty and staff that have received this recognition are Jim Elphick, retired Sheep Unit Manager, Arlington Agricultural Research Station and Dr. Art Pope, Emeritus Professor of Animal Sciences. |
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2008 Wisconsin Agriscience Teacher of the Year
Larry Plapp, agricultural teacher and advisor of the Badger FFA Chapter, received the 2008 Wisconsin Agriscience Teacher of the Year Award. The award recognizes agricultural instructors who have excelled in their classroom curriculum and activities to provide students with the most up-to-date and beneficial knowledge for a future career in agricultural science.
Plapp was one of the first instuctors in the area to implement a biotechnology class.
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Dan Schaefer and Kathy Monson Recognized at the 2008 CALS Awards
Dan Schaefer will be awarded the J.S. Donald Short Course Teaching Award and Kathy Monson will be awarded Classified Staff Recognition at the 2008 CALS Awards Program on Wednesday, April 23. 3:00 p.m. Award Presentations • Reception to Follow at the Ebling Symposium Center • 1220 Microbial Sciences • 1550 Linden Dr. |
Dennis R. Buege Meat Science Scholarship Awarded
On Saturday, April 12, 2008, two students were awarded the Dennis R. Buege Meat Science Scholarship. This is the first year this scholarship has been awarded. Each student received a $600 scholarship and a plaque during the Wisconsin Association of Meat Processor’s Spring Convention banquet. The two recipients were Megan McGough and Robert Weyker. |
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Megan, a native of Waukesha, is junior in Animal Science. She is an American Meat Science Student Member and has accepted an internship opportunity at Usinger’s sausage operation in Milwaukee for this summer. She intends to pursue a graduate degree in Meat Science.
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Robert (Robby) Weyker is a Dairy Science major and will be graduating in December. Robby’s hometown is in Belgium, Wisconsin, where he and his family raise Holstein steers and about 100 buffalo. Robby has worked in the meat lab for 3 years. He intends to pursue employment in the meat industry but is also considering a graduate program in meat science after he graduates. Eventually he intends to takeover the family’s buffalo business. |
Gianola Awarded Chaire D’Excellence Pierre de Fermat
Daniel Gianola has been awarded the “Chaire D’Excellence Pierre de Fermat,” an award developed to attract top scientists in any discipline to spend time in France. Recipients are hosted for 6 or 12 full months in one or more well-known academic or research institutions in Midi-pyrénées |
UW Department of Animal Sciences Nationaly Recognized
The Chronicle of Higher Education has published the 2007 index of Top Research Universities. The Animal Sciences Dapartment has ranked first in Faculty Productivity Index. This ranking indicates the excellence of our faculty in books published; journal publications; citations of journal articles; federal-grant dollars awarded; and honors and awards. |
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GIANOLA WINS THE HUMBOLDT RESEARCH AWARD
The Animal Sciences Department announces that Daniel Gianola is a recipient of the Humboldt Research Award. The Humboldt research award is one of the highest awards Germany gives to foreign scientists. Only up to 100 such awards are granted per year across all disciplines.
It is given "to outstanding scientists and scholars whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in future."
Please join us in congratulating Dan on this distinctive recognition. Congratulations, Dan! |
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