CALS in the News for the Week of June 7 – 13
June 16, 2025
In The News
Inside the murky case of the Chinese ‘bioterrorists’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News, 6/11/25
Quoted: Caitilyn Allen, Emeritus, Plant Pathology
How viruses can help the fight against antibiotic resistance
India Today via MSN, 6/13/25
Quoted: Karthik Anantharaman, Bacteriology
Soaring Temperatures Threaten Crops, So Scientists Are Looking to Alter the Plants
The New York Times, 6/12/25
Quoted: Dominique Brossard, Life Sciences Communication
FDA cuts imperil food safety, but not how you might think
Science News, 6/9/25
Quoted: Kathleen Glass, Emeritus, Food Research Institute
Meet the survivors of Earth’s worst days
Big Think, June 2025
Interviewed: Betül Kaçar, Bacteriology
Exciting innovations at the Center for Dairy Research
WNFL-AM, 6/13/25
Interviewed: John Lucey, Food Science
Mentioned: Center for Dairy Research
Pressure mounts on UW animal research
Isthmus, 6/5/25
Quoted: Charles Kaspar, Bacteriology
Mentioned: Food Research Institute
Despite many moth flights, true army worms not a problem in Wisconsin
Brownfield Ag News, 6/13/25
Quoted: Emily Bick, Entomology
Yes, tar spot already
Brownfield Ag News, 6/12/25
Quoted: Damon Smith, Plant Pathology
Ag experts say crop fungus smuggled by Chinese researchers is already prevalent in US
Wisconsin State Farmer, 6/10/25
Quoted: Damon Smith, Plant Pathology
Cool, Wet Weather Threatens Wisconsin Wheat
Mid-West Farm Report, 6/12/25
Quoted: Shawn Conley, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
Of Interest
Eerie silence hangs over Central Coast farm fields in wake of ICE raids
Los Angeles Times via MSN, 6/12/25
Immigration officials raid Omaha meat plant
Associated Press, 6/10/25
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.