Babcock Hall Grand Opening and “Mnookie Dough”

We all scream for ‘Mnookie Dough’: Latest UW-Madison ice cream flavor honors chancellor
Wisconsin State Journal, 4/14/23
Quoted: Casey Whyte, Food Science
Quoted: Scott Rankin, Food Science
Mentioned: Stephen Babcock, Deceased, Agricultural Chemistry
Mentioned: Center for Dairy Research
Mentioned: Babcock Hall
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Plant

New Babcock ‘Mnookie Dough’ ice cream honors UW-Madison chancellor
The Cap Times, 4/14/23
Mentioned: Casey Whyte, Food Science
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Plant
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Store

Mnookie Dough: the third ice cream flavor named after a UW Chancellor
NBC 15, 4/14/23
Quoted: Casey Whyte, Food Science
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Plant
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Store

UW-Madison celebrates new chancellor with new ‘Mnookie Dough’ ice cream flavor
FOX 47, 4/14/23
Quoted: Casey Whyte, Food Science
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Plant
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Store

Babcock Hall Dairy Plant and Center for Dairy Research Open New Facility
WORT-FM, 4/17/23
Interviewed: John Lucey, Food Science
Mentioned: Center for Dairy Research
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Plant

Investiture ceremony formally recognizes Chancellor Mnookin as 30th leader of UW
The Badger Herald, 4/14/23
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Plant
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

World-class dairy foods facility unveiled
Hoard’s Dairyman, 4/17/23
Quoted: John Lucey, Food Science
Mentioned: Babcock Hall
Mentioned: Center for Dairy Research
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Plant
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Store

Aging CDR, Babcock Hall get new look after $72.5M makeover
Wisconsin State Farmer, 4/18/23
Quoted: John Lucey, Food Science
Quoted: Casey Whyte, Food Science
Mentioned: John Jaeggi, Center for Dairy Research
Mentioned: Babcock Hall
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Plant
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Store
Mentioned: Hiram Smith Hall

UW-Madison debuts new and revamped Babcock Hall, CDR
Cheese Market News, 4/14/23 (requires scrolling)
Quoted: John Lucey, Food Science
Mentioned: Babcock Hall
Mentioned: Center for Dairy Research
Mentioned: Babcock Hall Dairy Plant

In the News

Video: Planet Fix — This Slime Could Change The World
BBC, 4/9/23
Pictured: Claudia Irene Calderón, Horticulture
Pictured: Nitrogen-fixing research at UW–Madison

A Death in Dairyland Spurs a Fight Against a Silent Killer 
The New York Times, 4/19/23
Mentioned: Leon Statz, Deceased, Alumnus, Farm and Industry Short Course

A questionable study linked epidurals to autism. Then what?
Spectrum, 4/18/23
Quoted: Dominique Brossard, Life Sciences Communication

UW-Madison works to expand state’s weather station network
Wisconsin Public Radio, 4/19/23
Interviewed: Chris Kucharik, Agronomy

Biodiversity in decline, Wisconsin regions crucial for conservation efforts
WUWM, 4/17/23
Quoted: Stanley Temple, Emeritus, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Mentioned: Aldo Leopold, Deceased, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

‘We don’t really have a home’: Hip-hop artists carve out performance spaces in Madison
Wisconsin State Journal: 4/20/23
Mentioned: Department of Community and Environmental Sociology

Plants for the Apocalypse
WORT-FM, 4/17/23
Interviewed: Reba Luiken, Horticulture
Mentioned: Allen Centennial Garden
Mentioned: D.C. Smith Greenhouse

‘Swarm to Table’ inspires insect acceptance
The Daily Cardinal, 4/20/23
Quoted: Valerie Stull, Community and Environmental Sociology
Quoted: Claire Lawler, Student, Entomology

The truth about soil’s ability to sequester carbon
Successful Farming, 4/20/23
Quoted: Gregg Sanford, Agronomy
Quoted: Anna Cates, Alumna, Agronomy, Agroecology, Soil Science

Increasing Cheese Snackability? Research Says Yes! 
The Mid-West Farm Report, 4/20/23
Interviewed: Jason Pronschinske, Student, Food Science
Mentioned: John Lucey, Food Science
Mentioned: Center for Dairy Research

Of Interest

In Bahamas, conch fishing is way of life. But for how long?
Associated Press, 4/9/23

Spring Green Farm and Food Tour promises a behind-the-scenes look at local food production 
Wisconsin State Journal, 4/19/23

Lab-grown blood could (one day, maybe) save your life
Vox, 4/18/23

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.