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
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”
Still Hiring: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Outreach Specialist
Events
- Oct 7
- 3:00 PM Biochemistry Colloquium - Matthew Pratt Build it to understand it: synthesis of O-GlcNAc modified proteins
- Oct 8
- 4:00 PM Undergrad Interest Seminar: Richard Gordon, Stellenbosch University The world is a small place! Opportunities for experiential learning and study abroad to advance OneHealth
- Oct 9
- 3:30 PM Graduate Student Interest Seminar: Richard Gordon, Stellenbosch University A multidisciplinary approach to global pandemic response: Internship and research opportunities with Stellenbosch University
- Oct 10
- 9:00 AM The Cryo-EM Community at UW-Madison: Thursday Morning Meet Up! Christopher J. Gisriel: Structural basis of a biohybrid photosystem I-platinum nanoparticle solar fuel catalyst
- Oct 11
- 12:00 PM Special Seminar: Richard Gordon, Stellenbosch University World view of emerging threats and opportunities for collaborative action
- 2:30 PM IPiB Thesis Review: Kyle Flickinger Uncovering folate-dependent vulnerabilities of human blood cancer cells using physiologic media
- Oct 14
- 3:00 PM Biochemistry Colloquium - Ruben L. Gonzalez, Jr. The mechanism of mRNA activation
Upcoming
October 5 Cider Class – DIY Cider – Fermenting Cider at Home @ Madison Tasting Room
October 7-8 USDA 1198 Agriculture of the Middle working group
October 28-30 2024 National FIELD School
October 29 Food System Planning National Community of Practice: A Review of New Research Findings & Key Next Steps
October 31 Weston Roundtable with Danielle Resnick
November 14-15 Climate Fast Forward 2024