In the News

Space experiments reveal new way to fight drug-resistant superbugs, scientists say
Fox News, 1/14/26
Quoted: Phil Huss, Biochemistry
Quoted: Vatsan Raman, Biochemistry

The International Space Station’s affect on microbes
The World from PRX, 1/15/26
Interviewed: Vatsan Raman, Biochemistry

Reviving Ancient DNA to Prepare for Life’s Future
John Templeton Foundation, 1/10/26
Interviewed: Betül Kaçar, Bacteriology

Wisconsin agricultural writer Jerry Apps dies at 91
WUWM-FM, 1/12/26
Quoted: Jerry Apps, deceased, (former) Department of Continuing and Vocational Education

UW-Madison research foundation seeks next ‘diamonds’ amid federal cuts
The Cap Times, 1/14/26
Quoted: Vatsan Raman, Biochemistry
Quoted: Ahna Skop, Genetics
​Mentioned: Harry Steenbock, deceased, Agricultural Chemistry

What UW-Madison researchers learned from an experiment in outer space
The Cap Times, 1/13/26
Quoted: Vatsan Raman, Biochemistry
Mentioned: Phil Huss, Biochemistry
Mentioned: Chutikarn Chitboonthavisuk, Biochemistry

9 takeaways for reducing phosphorus surface runoff
Wisconsin Agriculturist, 1/12/26
Quoted: Steven Hall, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
​Mentioned: Hava Blair, Soil and Environmental Sciences

Of Interest

Congress passes bill to fund U.S. science agencies, rebuffing Trump’s requested cuts
NBC News, 1/15/26

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.