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CALS in the News for the week of May 4 – 10

May 10, 2024

In the News

Cicadas Are Here. Time to Eat.
The New York Times, 5/6/24
Quoted: PJ Liesch, Entomology

An Epic Battle Over 1 Mile of Land in Wisconsin Is Tearing Environmentalists Apart
Mother Jones, 5/9/24
Quoted: David Drake, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Alice In Dairyland Finals Shine Light on Door County
Door County Pulse, 5/9/24
Quoted: Halei Heinzel, Student, Life Sciences Communication
Quoted: Corey Geiger, Alumnus, Animal and Dairy Sciences, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Mentioned: Jill Makovec, Alumna, Animal and Dairy Sciences, Life Sciences Communication
Mentioned: Farm and Industry Short Course

Getting to Know the New Alice in Dairyland
WDOR-AM, 5/6/24
Interviewed: Halei Heinzel, Student, Life Sciences Communication
Mentioned: Farm and Industry Short Course

Wisconsin has a new Alice but she didn’t grow up on a farm
Wisconsin State Journal, 5/6/24
Interviewed: Halei Heinzel, Student, Life Sciences Communication
Mentioned: Farm and Industry Short Course

Jewish UW-Madison students allege antisemitism as protest negotiations continue
Wisconsin State Journal, 5/7/24
Quoted: Samer Alatout, Community and Environmental Sociology
Mentioned: Department of Soil Science name change

Pro-Palestinian encampment continues as UW-Madison prepares for commencement
Isthmus, 5/9/24
Quoted: Samer Alatout, Community and Environmental Sociology

Cicadas to return on 17-year cycle to southern Wisconsin
Sun Prairie Star, 5/4/24
Quoted: David Hogg, Emeritus, Entomology

Build soil health with grazing
Agri-View, 5/10/24
Quoted: Randy Jackson, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Mentioned: Grassland 2.0

Youth council considers careers
Agri-View, 5/4/24
Quoted: Maria Woldt, Dairy Innovation Hub

Of Interest

Marijuana reclassification will make it somewhat easier to study, scientists say
NPR, 5/3/24

Orangutan used medicinal plant to treat wound, first time ever seen
STAT News, 5/2/24

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.