The spring 2025 issue of Grow magazine is online! Feature stories include:

• In Pursuit of Mudpuppies
  A special Class Act feature. Undergrad Mason Polencheck searches lakes and streams for a reclusive, little-known salamander. What he’s finding could reveal microbial secrets and new ways to protect struggling amphibians across the globe.
• Pristine Waterways: How to Put a Price on the Priceless
  CALS economists are developing new modeling tools that convert emotional connections with lakes and rivers into numbers that will help efforts to protect and repair America’s ecosystems.
• Honorary Degrees and Deep Connections
  Students leave UW’s Grandparents University with a “credential,” some new knowledge and enthusiasm, and the enduring gift of quality time spent with loved ones. Courses at CALS make major contributions to the whole experience.

Other topics: AI and data science in scientific research, helping cheese curds keep their squeak, renewable resources on reservations, a plant-based BPA replacement, the side effects of fending off invasive species, an alum as Alice in Dairyland, and more.

And don’t forget the Final Exam. Can you ace the test for a chance to win a gift box of cheese from the Babcock Dairy Store? Good luck!

To request a print copy of Grow, send a message to the staff (please include your mailing address), and one will be sent as soon as possible. And to make sure you never miss an issue, you can subscribe to the digital edition.