Restructuring natural resource majors

Madison, WI FEBRUARY 3, 2011 — A troublesome trend is occurring at colleges and universities around the country: fewer students are graduating with degrees in natural resource related degree programs. As a result, the number of qualified professio…

Growing crops in the city

Madison, WI, October 25, 2010 — A case study published in the 2010 Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education by professors at Washington State University studies the challenges one organization faced in maintaining an urban market g…

Teaching communication and information literacy skills

MADISON, WI, August 30th, 2010 — Undergrads often take communication courses unrelated to their major or discipline. The Iowa State University Department of Horticulture teamed up with the Library and English Departments to develop a course sectio…