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The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is an engine of scientific discovery, with researchers working across the spectrum of agricultural and life sciences. Academically, the college offers research-based, hands-on teaching of undergraduates; world-class graduate programs rich in research and project assistantships; and short courses, workshops and other programs. Our outreach activities bring the work of the college to Wisconsin businesses, organizations and communities throughout the state. Learn more about CALS.
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- 07/15/25 UW Forage and Cover Crops Field Day
- 07/15/25 The Colors of Insects

The term “climate change” is too narrow. “Global change,” however, includes the climate, terrestrial ecosystems and human behavior.
Min Chen
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Min Chen
When Min Chen, assistant professor of forest and wildlife ecology, first saw Google Earth and learned its images were created through remote sensing, he decided to attend graduate school to learn more about the evolving technology. After earning degrees and studying theories of remote sensing, he worked at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where he helped improve models used by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He later received a grant from NASA to further explore remote sensing theory. Chen launched the NASA-funded project after joining the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology in 2021. He was recruited as part of a campus-wide cluster-hiring initiative focused on emerging polar regions. His big-picture goal is to improve understanding of Earth system dynamics using satellite remote sensing data and Earth system models.
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