Category: Project News
Use this category for news from UW, CALS, or research lab news about specific projects.
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Rural Livability Project launches interactive map showing county-by-county livability measures
Many factors go into making someplace a good place to live and work. While traditional ways to measure place-based performance focus on economic growth, the Rural Livability Project assesses alternative…
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Two RPI projects share research at Wisconsin Idea Conference
Two projects that are part of the Wisconsin Rural Partnerships Institute (RPI) presented their work at the Wisconsin Idea Conference on March 2. The conference brings together people from across…
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Indigenous-led research examines the health of restored manoomin in the St. Louis River Estuary
For Ojibwe people, wild rice—manoomin—is far more than a food source. It is a sacred relative, central to culture, identity, and community well‑being. Yet over the past century, manoomin beds…
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Intertribal Harvest Gathering connects participants with Indigenous food systems
In October, the Great Lakes Intertribal Harvest Gathering in Baraboo, WI, brought together nearly 200 attendees for two days for traditional hands-on learning — from making hominy, maple sugar, and…
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UW‘s statewide network of hyper-local weather stations gives Wisconsin growers a powerful tool to reduce costs and improve yields
If you closed your eyes — and maybe if David Bartling wasn’t trying to shout over the roar of harvesting machinery — you might guess he was talking about his…
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Tribes in Wisconsin and UW–Madison Forge Landmark Food Sovereignty Partnership
Wisconsin’s 11 federally recognized Tribes have formally united in an unprecedented coalition to reclaim control of their food systems, advancing a collective vision for long-term food sovereignty. Also significant, they’ve…
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Wisconsin State Office of Climatology offers monthly and seasonal climate breakdowns
Want to get the inside scoop on Wisconsin’s wild weather? The Wisconsin State Climatology Office (SCO) is a go-to source for monthly and seasonal climate breakdowns. Wondering about the “dog…
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How Wisconet is helping support the farms of tomorrow
It is the year 2010 and Chris Kucharik, a professor of agronomy and environmental studies at UW–Madison, is talking to a bunch of farmers in rural Wisconsin about a not-so-hot…
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Wisconsin Rural Partnerships Institute brings international climate science program to hundreds of rural students
Hundreds of students in school districts across rural Wisconsin now have the opportunity to participate in an international climate science program through support from the Rural Partnerships Institute (RPI). Global…
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Resource for the ag community: The Wisconsin Ag Climate Outlook
During the 2025 growing season, members of the agriculture community in Wisconsin will once again have access to a weekly climate outlook. The Wisconsin Ag Climate Outlook (WACO) includes things…