In the News

Video podcast: An Astrobiologist Pieces Together How Life Started
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson, 5/12/26
Interviewed: Betül Kaçar, Bacteriology

Who shops at farmers markets in the US?
The Conversation, 5/14/26
Authored by: Bret Shaw, Life Sciences Communication

Why sloths risk their lives to poop
Popular Science, 5/15/26
Quoted: Jonathan Pauli, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

We Asked A Pest Control Expert If Natural Mole Repellents Work—And What He Recommends Instead
The Spruce, 5/8/26
Quoted: David Drake, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Where Milwaukee ranks among the worst US cities for mosquitoes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/14/26
Quoted: PJ Liesch, Entomology
Mentioned: Insect Diagnostic Lab

Crop pests are getting an early start
Brownfield Ag News, 5/11/26
Quoted: Emily Bick, Entomology

University of Wisconsin trial might lead to a slug treatment option
Brownfield Ag News, 5/12/26
Quoted: Emily Bick, Entomology

Pest outlook 2026: What’s coming and what to watch now
Wisconsin Agriculturist, 5/13/26
Quoted: Emily Bick, Entomology

Dairy Innovation Hub: Three Campuses, One Mission
Mid-West Farm Report, 5/14/26
Interviewed: Dean Glenda Gillaspy
Interviewed: Michael Orth, Alumnus, Nutritional Sciences
Mentioned: Dairy Innovation Hub
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Of Interest

China Farm Purchase Signals Follow Trump-Xi Summit Talks
RFD-TV, 5/15/26

State employees banned from using insider information to bet on prediction markets
Wisconsin State Journal, 5/15/26

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.