February 14, 2025

In the News

Audiences with Her Royal Highness Sirindhorn (7:30-8:50 mark)
Thai News Agency, 2/10/25
Pictured: Jennifer Kushner, CALS Global
Pictured: Julia Frangul, CALS Global
Pictured: Victor Cabrera, Animal and Dairy Sciences
Pictured: Luiz Ferraretto, Animal and Dairy Sciences

A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s new NIH funding policy
NPR, 2/11/25
Quoted: Jo Handelsman, Plant Pathology

Are organic egg prices less impacted by bird flu?
Wisconsin Public Radio, 2/14/25
Quoted: Ron Kean, Animal and Dairy Sciences
Quoted: Steve Albert, Alumnus, Community and Environmental Sociology

UW scientists receive grant to research origin of life
Wisconsin Public Radio, 2/13/25
Interviewed: Betül Kaçar, Bacteriology

Wisconsin farmer groups feel impact of Trump administration’s funding freeze
Wisconsin Public Radio, 2/11/25
Quoted: Paul Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics

More Wisconsin communities rejecting fluoride in water. Health groups say fears unfounded.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/11/25
Quoted: Dominque Brossard, Life Sciences Communication

Looking for cheaper eggs? Madison woman weighs in on cost of raising backyard chickens
WMTV 15 News, 2/7/25
Quoted: Ron Kean, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Lake Mendota reveals revolutionary findings about bacteria evolution
Madison Magazine, 2/11/25
Mentioned: Trina McMahon, Bacteriology

Amid potential Trump cuts, UW-Madison grad students push for better pay, benefits in biosciences
WKOW-TV, 2/13/25
Quoted: David Rivera-Kohr, Student, Biochemistry

UW-Madison grad students ‘are very afraid’ of federal funding turmoil
The Cap Times, 2/11/25
Quoted: Madeline Topf, Student, Microbiology

NIH funding cut temporarily blocked by judge, but worries remain for future of university research
The Daily Cardinal, 2/11/25
Quoted: Jo Handelsman, Plant Pathology
Quoted: Madeline Topf, Student, Microbiology

Managing weeds with cover crops requires a lot of biomass
Brownfield Ag News, 2/12/25
Quoted: Shawn Conley, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Rodrigo Werle, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Forage options for the pregnant heifer
Dairy Star, 2/8/25
Quoted: Matt Akins, Animal and Dairy Sciences
Mentioned: Marshfield Agricultural Research Station

Barns need help to survive
Agri-View, 2/13/25
Quoted: Chuck Law, Alumnus, Landscape Architecture
Mentioned: Jerry Apps, Emeritus, (former) Department of Continuing and Vocational Education

Of Interest

Farmers demand answers on funding freeze
Farm Progress, 2/11/25

Pritzker delays $1.2B invasive carp project over concerns Trump won’t cover federal share
Associated Press, 2/12/25

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.