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CALS in the News for the week of November 25 – December 1

December 1, 2023

In the News

Understanding deer behaviors could help help prevent collisions with cars in Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo! News, 11/30/23
Quoted: David Drake, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Quoted: Scott Hygnstrom, Alumnus, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Pacific Northwest trees face die-offs
Columbia Insight via Wisconsin State Journal, 11/28/23
Quoted: Christine Buhl, Alumna, Entomology

UW-Madison in trademark fight with Texas economist
Wisconsin Public Radio, 12/1/23
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

University of Wisconsin-Madison starts Bucky Badger trademark dispute
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11/27/23
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

UW-Madison’s latest aid program covers all college costs for low-income students
Wisconsin State Journal, 11/28/23
Quoted: Emily Hokanson, Student, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Climate change has pushed Madison into new zone on USDA’s ‘plant hardiness’ map
Wisconsin State Journal, 11/28/23
Quoted: Lisa Johnson, Alumna, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, Life Sciences Communication

Using less salt on the roads could benefit the soil
WKOW-TV, 11/29/23
Quoted: Phillip Barak, Soil Science

UW professors awarded grant for life science communications research
The Badger Herald, 11/25/23
Quoted: Dietram Scheufele, Life Sciences Communication
Quoted: Nicole Krause, Life Sciences Communication
Mentioned: Dominique Brossard, Life Sciences Communication

UW gift guide suggests Badger gear, local goods for 2023 holiday season
The Badger Herald, 11/23/23
Mentioned: Babcock Dairy Store

Methane mitigation advances
Agri-View, 11/20/23
Quoted: Francisco Peñagaricano, Animal and Dairy Sciences
Mentioned: Arlington Agricultural Research Station
Mentioned: Marshfield Agricultural Research Station

Of Interest

Wandering elk and other wildlife create buzz in southern Wisconsin and beyond
Wisconsin State Journal, 11/30/23

UW System president privately suggested chancellors ‘shift away’ from liberal arts programs
The Daily Cardinal, 11/29/23

What can trigger an itch? Scientists have found a new culprit
NPR, 11/22/23

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.