Juan Zalapa is building a library. But it doesn’t house classic literature or thick textbooks. This one is all about cranberries. Zalapa’s construction materials aren’t what you would imagine either. Instead of wood for shelves, …
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CALS supports #MaskUpUW: Zalapa Lab members keep a safe distance in cranberry research plot
We really enjoyed this image of horticulture associate professor Juan Zalapa and his lab team posing for a photo — with plenty of space between them — in one of the lab’s newly developed cranberry …
Wisconsin-based researchers work to breed better cranberries
Madison-based scientists are part of a national research group working to create cranberries and blueberries better suited for certain consumer products. Researchers with the University of Wisconsin Madison and the United States Department of Agriculture …
UW–Madison scientists part of $12.8 million effort to improve cranberries and blueberries
VacCAP is a multi-institutional effort, and UW–Madison’s Amaya Atucha and Juan Zalapa (USDA), both in the Department of Horticulture, will lend their expertise on cranberries.
Congratulations to Lorraine Rodriguez-Bonilla
Lorraine has been honored by the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. “The graduate students we are honoring here today represent the excellent researchers, scholars, and educators we have on our campus,” Graduate School Dean William Karpus …
Cranberry Industry Support
Department of Horticulture recognized, honored by Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association.
Congratulations, Juan Zalapa!
Juan Zalapa has been selected to receive the Council for Opportunity in Education‘s 2013 National TRIO Achievers award. Zalapa is an assistant professor in the Department of Horticulture and a USDA-ARS Research Geneticist. The Federal …
Zalapa Lab Extends Outreach to Washington, D.C.
The Zalapa Lab was sponsored by the National Science Foundation to travel to the USA Science & Engineering Festival and put on an exhibit for the masses. A summary of the event can be seen …