Welcome
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) is a sustainable agriculture and food systems research center in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
CIAS fosters transdisciplinary inquiry and supports a range of research, outreach and professional development opportunities. It brings together university faculty, students, staff, farmers, policy makers and other practitioners to study relationships between farming practices and profitability, the structure of the food system, the environment, and rural vitality.
CIAS was created to build sustainable agriculture and food systems research programs that respond to farmer and citizen needs. Join our network!
Latest News
CIAS, Tribal partners awarded $10 million USDA grant for collaborative effort working to support Native American foodways in Great Lakes region
CIAS 35th Anniversary Celebration with Dr. Danielle Resnick
Cider Class – DIY Cider – Fermenting Cider at Home @ Madison Tasting Room
New Paper: Resilience strategies for academic centers focused on food systems transformations
Food System Planning National Community of Practice: A Review of New Research Findings & Key Next Steps
Johnson Center for Land Stewardship Policy Emerging Leader Awards
CIAS in the News: Wisconsin Rural Partnerships Institute project featured on Milwaukee’s NPR
Report: Miller, Michelle and Konar, Megan (2024) “U.S. Food Flows: A Cold Chain Network Analysis of Freight Movements to Inform Local and Regional Food Issues”
Events
- Dec 11
- 1:00 PM IPiB Thesis Review: Allison Hollatz The forkhead associated (FHA) domain of Fkh1 as a key organizer of chromosome biology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Dec 15
- Dec 16
- 3:00 PM Biochemistry Colloquium - Junko Yano Towards making movies of molecules – The application of X-ray free electron lasers
- Jan 13
- 3:00 PM Biochemistry Colloquium - Lu Bai Mechanism of Nucleosome Invasion and Binding Specificity of Pioneer Factor
- Jan 27
- 3:00 PM Biochemistry Colloquium - Lluis Morey Role of Polycomb in cancer and neurodevelopment
Upcoming
November 14-15 Climate Fast Forward 2024