In the News

Eat more deer: The tastiest meat Americans can’t buy
The Atlantic via MSN, 1/9/26
Quoted: David Drake, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Wisconsin farmers worry that Trump farm aid won’t be enough
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/5/26
Quoted: Paul Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics

UW-Madison researchers using fruit flies to find potential treatment for incurable cancer
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/7/26
Mentioned: Sam Krabbenhoft, Alumnus, Bacteriology, Biology
Mentioned: Tyler Masuda, Alumnus, Bacteriology

Four current Badgers will represent the U.S. at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Madison Magazine, 1/2/26
​Mentioned: Ava McNaughton, Student, Entomology

UW experts explore public health vs. personal freedoms
The Daily Cardinal, 1/3/26
​Quoted: Malia Jones, Community and Environmental Sociology

Jerry Apps, Wisconsin’s late rural storyteller, leaves a literary legacy
Wisconsin State Farmer, 1/7/26
Quoted: Jerry Apps, deceased, (former) Department of Continuing and Vocational Education
​Mentioned: John Oncken, deceased, Alumnus, Animal and Dairy Sciences
Mentioned: Darrel Apps, deceased, Alumnus, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, Life Sciences Communication

Brushes do more than give cows a good scratch, it’s good animal welfare
Wisconsin State Farmer, 1/6/26
Authored by: Jennifer Van Os, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Of Interest

UW-Madison weighs cuts to offset Trump’s new $100,000 fee for specialist visas
Wisconsin State Journal, 1/6/26

Firewood banks offer heat, and hope, to rural homes in need
Wisconsin Watch, 1/2/26

Column: Japan’s historic Wisconsin ties could prompt more investment
Wisconsin Technology Council, 1/5/26

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.