June 2, 2025

In The News

5 myths about food expiration dates and best-by labels
The Washington Post, 5/27/25
Quoted: Kathleen Glass, Emeritus, Food Research Institute

A Fungal Disease Ravaged North American Bats. Now, Researchers Found a Second Species That Suggests It Could Happen Again
Smithsonian Magazine, 5/30/25
Quoted: David Drake, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

This Is Going To Kill Your Career
Science Friday- The Leap Podcast, 5/27/25
Interviewed: Betül Kaçar, Bacteriology

Why are there swarms of midge flies by Lake Michigan every spring?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/28/25
Quoted: PJ Liesch, Entomology
Mentioned: Insect Diagnostic Lab

Wisconet Expansion
KQDS-TV Duluth-Superior, 5/28/25
Mentioned: Wisconet
Mentioned: Spooner Agricultural Research Station

Early concerns about soybean, corn diseases
Brownfield Ag News, 5/29/25
Quoted: Damon Smith, Plant Pathology

Scout for signs of wheat diseases
Brownfield Ag News, 5/29/25
Quoted: Damon Smith, Plant Pathology

Are You Monitoring White Mold, “Ag Forecasting” To Replace “Sporecaster”
Mid-West Farm Report, 5/26/25
Quoted: Damon Smith, Plant Pathology

CALS Expecting Largest Class – Still Navigating Unknown Funding
Mid-West Farm Report, 5/29/25
Interviewed: Dean Glenda Gillaspy
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Mentioned: Dairy Innovation Hub
Mentioned: Wisconsin Rural Scholars Program

Of Interest

NIH killed grants on orders from Elon Musk’s DOGE
Nature, 5/21/25

Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them
AP News, 5/25/25

Trump’s call for ‘gold-standard science’ has prompted an outcry: here’s why
Nature, 5/28/25

The Punch That Launched Trump’s War on American Universities
The Wall Street Journal, 5/28/25

UW-Madison international students again at risk over Trump’s visa vetting changes
Wisconsin State Journal, 5/30/25

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.