In the News

Meet the animals with love lives more complicated than yours
CNN, 2/14/23
Quoted: Dan Young, Entomology

As Evers seeks billions for schools, some districts look to close schools amid declining aid and enrollment
Wisconsin Public Radio, 2/15/23
Quoted: Sarah Kemp, Community and Environmental Sociology
Mentioned: Applied Population Lab

Wisconsin needs more young people to prevent worsening the labor shortage, but there’s no easy solution
Wisconsin Public Radio, 2/16/23
Quoted: David Egan-Robertson, Community and Environmental Sociology
Mentioned: Applied Population Lab

Are Wisconsin colleges worried about students using AI to cheat? Not really.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/17/23
Quoted: Paul Stoy, Biological Systems Engineering

The Last Of Us: Fungus Fact Versus Fiction
WORT FM, 2/10/23
Interviewed: Jae-Hyuk Yu, Bacteriology

Yearlong avian flu outbreak contributes to high egg costs
The Badger Herald, 2/17/23
Quoted: Andrew Stevens, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Quoted: Ron Kean, Animal and Dairy Sciences

UW partners with local organizations representing Black, Latinx voices in environmental conservation for research initiative
The Badger Herald, 2/15/23
Quoted: Isabel Villanueva, Student, Life Sciences Communication
Quoted: Amanda Molder, Student, Life Sciences Communication
Mentioned: Kaiping Chen, Life Sciences Communication

UW students create website to review residence halls
The Badger Herald, 2/14/23
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Mentioned: Farm and Industry Short Course

Nitrogen Is Leaky — Stop It From Leaving
Midwest Farm Report, 2/12/23
Quoted: John Jones, Soil Science

Turning dairy processing waste into worth
Hoard’s Dairyman, 2/9/23
Quoted: John Lucey, Food Science

Of Interest

Is chocolate good for your heart? Finally the FDA has an answer – kind of
NPR, 2/12/23

The NFL wanted a lush Super Bowl field. It ended up with an ice rink.
The Washington Post, 2/14/23

11 states consider ‘right to repair’ for farming equipment
AP News, 2/14/23

In dire need of more space, UW-Madison Engineering gets System’s top priority
Wisconsin State Journal, 2/13/23

CALS in the News is a weekly selection of media stories quoting or mentioning CALS faculty, staff, students, alumni, research and programs. Other stories of interest to the UW–Madison community and those in the fields of agriculture and the life sciences are also included. This list is produced by CALS External Relations. Read more about our mission and methodology for curating this list.