In the News

AI Chatbots Are Giving Teens Absolutely Terrible Diet Advice, Study Warns
Gizmodo, 3/12/26
Quoted: Taiya Bach, Nutritional Sciences

Runners Are Discovering They Can Churn Butter on Their Runs—and It’s Surprisingly Easy
Runner’s World, 3/10/26
Mentioned: Center for Dairy Research

Protein is everywhere right now. We asked experts: do we really need more?
Harvest Public Media, 2/23/26
Quoted: Corey Geiger, Alumnus, Animal and Dairy Sciences, Agricultural and Applied Economics

‘We’ve seen this before’: Bird flu again hits Wisconsin poultry farms
Wisconsin Public Radio, 3/6/26
Quoted: Ron Kean, Animal and Dairy Sciences

How to eat to protect the Earth
The Larry Meiller Show – Wisconsin Public Radio, 3/11/26
Interviewed: Valerie Stull, Community and Environmental Sociology

79th Alice in Dairyland top candidates announced; 2 from SE Wisconsin
FOX 6 News Milwaukee, 3/7/26
Mentioned: Faith Baerwolf, Student, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Life Sciences Communication
Mentioned: Kelly Herness, Student, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Life Sciences Communication

Study looking into “short corn” as feed alternative
Watertown Daily Times, 3/10/26
Quoted: Harkirat Kaur, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Elwood Brickbauer, deceased, Agronomy

UW scientists genetically editing Badger hemp lines with USDA approval
WKOW-TV, 3/11/26
Quoted: Mike Petersen, Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center
Mentioned: Ed Williams, Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center
Mentioned: Xinhua Wang, Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center

Trump cuts upend UW-Madison students’ plans and research projects
The Cap Times, 3/11/26
Quoted: Sydney Kolstad, Alumna, Genetics

Of Interest

War With Iran Puts Further Strain on America’s Pessimistic Farmers
The New York Times, 3/12/26

DNR biologist captures video of rare, endangered Wisconsin mammal
Wisconsin State Journal, 3/12/26

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.