In the News

Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks and scientists’ warnings
Associated Press, 4/29/26
Quoted: Alex O’Brien, Center for Dairy Research

Your local storm forecast is likely based on weather miles away – we’re trying to bring it closer to home
The Conversation, 4/28/26
Authored by: Chris Vagasky, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Wisconet

Wisconsin could be in for ‘a big year’ for Lyme disease as tick bites soar
Wisconsin Public Radio, 4/29/26
Quoted: PJ Liesch, Entomology
Quoted: Xia Lee, Alumnus, Entomology

Field Notes on Climate: Breaking it Down
PBS Wisconsin Education, 4/2026
Interviewed: Erica L-W Majumder, Bacteriology

Tick season has arrived in Wisconsin. How to keep your pets safe
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4/27/26
Quoted: PJ Liesch, Entomology
Mentioned: Insect Diagnostic Lab

Madison coyotes are becoming a more familiar sight. Why?
The Cap Times, 4/28/26
Quoted: David Drake, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

16-year-old UW student organizing fundraiser to fight celiac disease
Madison365, 4/27/26
Quoted: Kimaya Soin, Student, Biochemistry

UW system launches search for UW-Madison’s next chancellor
Wisconsin State Journal, 4/30/26
Mentioned: Bret Payseur, Genetics
Mentioned: Francisco Peñagaricano, Animal and Dairy Sciences

Wisconet weather data is popular before planting
Brownfield Ag News, 5/1/26
Interviewed: Chris Kucharik, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Wisconet

Enlightening students about agricultural career paths
Dairy Star, 4/25/26
Quoted: Nancy Esser, Marshfield Agricultural Research Station

Of Interest

UW-Madison’s new provost rejects reactive response to threats, challenges
Wisconsin State Journal, 4/27/26

Trump fires every member of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s governing body
Science (via UW Libraries access), 4/25/26

A Michigan County Claiming Solar Farms Are a Health Threat Isn’t Alone
ProPublica, 4/24/26

Opinion: UW Board of Regents too large to be effective
Wisconsin State Journal, 4/29/26

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.