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Rooted in Agriculture, Driven by Innovation: A Badger’s Journey in Smart Farming

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From the agricultural heartland of Tamil Nadu in southern India to the cranberry bogs of Wisconsin, Dharani Suresh Babu is forging a path that blends a deep-rooted connection to farming with cutting-edge technology. A Ph.D. candidate in horticulture science and computer science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she is pioneering digital agriculture solutions that are transforming how growers manage and sustain one of Wisconsin’s most iconic crops: cranberries.

Elise Chavez

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Elise works on experiments using data from the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector in the Large Hadron Collider, probing the laws of physics to find the interesting and unexpected.

Postdoctoral Affairs moves to the Graduate School

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As of July 1, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) has moved to the Graduate School. OPA promotes excellence in postdoctoral training for more than 800 postdocs on campus.

Arielle Link

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Arielle’s research focuses on nitrogen cycling and soil microbial communities in post-fire lodgepole pine forests in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.

Silas Miller

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As a member of the Raman Lab, Silas studies a type of protein that pumps antibiotics out of bacteria and makes them drug resistant, called an efflux pump.

Graduate Student Welcome Week 2025

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All graduate students are invited to the Graduate School’s Welcome Week, with the following events taking place the week before classes begin.

Brian Foster

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As a member of Kyoung-Shin Choi’s chemistry lab, Brian has helped develop a new method to recover valuable chemical elements from used lithium-ion batteries.

PhD students Harbin, Miranda Noriega receive NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowships

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PhD students LaShanda Harbin and Marino Miranda Noriega have received dissertation fellowships from the National Academy of Education and Spencer Foundation.

Showcase your skills with digital badges

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A digital badge is a portable, clickable icon that certifies you have mastered a clearly defined skill or completed a learning experience.

Federal funding changes impact graduate students and graduate research

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These are the stories of two graduate students who have been impacted by changing directives and priorities for research funding at the federal level.