In the News

What’s Missing From Your Favorite Chocolate Bar? It May Be Chocolate.
The New York Times, 10/31/25
Quoted: Richard Hartel, Food Science

Whatever Happened to Those Old-School ‘Grandma Candies’ Everyone Loves?
Parade, 10/31/25
Quoted: Richard Hartel, Food Science

What ingredients give gummy candies hard or soft textures?
Chemical and Engineering News, 10/27/25
Quoted: Richard Hartel, Food Science

Will importing more Argentinian beef lower prices? It’s unlikely, Wisconsin cattle ranchers say
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/30/25
Mentioned: Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics

Wisconsin farmers are adapting to climate change impacts on their farms
WUWM-FM, 10/31/25
Quoted: Michael Bell, Community and Environmental Sociology
Quoted: Les Danielson, Alumnus, Agricultural Education

Emails show UW-Madison to lay off 31 employees, among other cuts
The Cap Times, 10/29/25
Mentioned: Dean Glenda Gillaspy
Mentioned: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Mentioned: Grow magazine

Rising Disney star is a freshman at UW-Madison
Madison 365, 10/24/25
Quoted: Nate Buescher, Student, Biology

UW African Studies Program director discusses future of studies following federal budget cuts
The Badger Herald, 10/30/25
Quoted: Jeremy Foltz, Agricultural and Applied Economics

‘Cannabis policy in Wisconsin is at an inflection point’: Multiple competing bills introduced in Wisconsin legislature
The Badger Herald, 10/29/25
Quoted: Shelby Ellison, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

Cash flow concerns mount for crop farmers heading into 2026
Brownfield Ag News, 10/27/25
Quoted: Paul Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Of Interest

What the US-China deal means for rare earths, soybean farmers and TikTok
ABC News, 10/31/25

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.