May 3, 2024

In the News

It’s June bug season. What to know about the seasonal critter and how to get rid of them
USA Today, 4/30/24
Mentioned: PJ Liesch, Entomology

New research warns against eating ultra-processed food
Wisconsin Public Radio, 5/2/24
Interviewed: Beth Olson, Nutritional Sciences
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

After record outbreak, Wisconsin could see another bad year for spongy moths
Wisconsin Public Radio, 5/1/24
Quoted: PJ Liesch, Entomology

After police remove tents, make arrests, protesters at UW-Madison rebuild encampment
Wisconsin Public Radio, 5/1/24
Quoted: Samer Alatout, Community and Environmental Sociology

How much do you know about No Mow May? Here’s some surprising facts about the pollinator-friendly movement
Green Bay Press-Gazette via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/1/24
Quoted: Hannah Gaines-Day, Entomology
Quoted: Paul Koch, Plant Pathology
Quoted: PJ Liesch, Entomology
Mentioned: Turfgrass Diagnostic Lab
Mentioned: Insect Diagnostic Lab

CALS graduate student Maggie Becher researches the squeakiness of cheese
WTAQ-AM, 5/2/24
Quoted: Maggie Becher, Student, Food Science
Mentioned: Rani Govindasamy-Lucey, Center for Dairy Research
Mentioned: John Lucey, Food Science

Meet the 77th Alice in Dairyland Top Candidates
WTAQ-AM, 5/1/24
Interviewed: Halei Heinzel, Student, Life Sciences Communication
Mentioned: Farm and Industry Short Course

After ‘Top Chef’ episode aired, orders for a prized Wisconsin cheese were up 3,792%
Wisconsin State Journal, 4/28/24
Quoted: John Jaeggi, Center for Dairy Research
Quoted: Andy Hatch, Alumnus, Farm and Industry Short Course

Big data and artificial intelligence will help soybean growers make more profitable decisions
Brownfield Ag News, 4/30/24
Interviewed: Shawn Conley, Agronomy

Control weeds, improve soils with cover crops
Wisconsin Agriculturist, 4/29/24
Quoted: Rodrigo Werle, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Erin Silva, Plant Pathology
Mentioned: Guilherme Chudzik, Student, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Now, You Can Track The ‘Cicadapocalypse’
Mid-West Farm Report, 4/27/24
Mentioned: PJ Liesch, Entomology

Of Interest

We know more about the surface of Mars than about the floor of Lake Michigan. But what we do know is remarkable.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 5/2/24

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.