In the News

Why does chocolate turn white? It’s not mold.
Popular Science, 1/21/26
Quoted: Richard Hartel, Food Science

There’s life beneath the snow, but it’s at risk of melting away
Science News, 1/20/26
Quoted: Jonathan Pauli, Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Quoted: Benjamin Zuckerberg, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria
Live Science, 1/18/26
Quoted: Vatsan Raman, Biochemistry
Quoted: Charlie Mo, Bacteriology

How The Passenger Pigeon, Which Dominated North American Skies For Thousands Of Years, Went Extinct
IFL Science, 1/21/26
Quoted: Stanley Temple, Emerit, Forest and Wildlife Ecology

The Paperwork Trick Letting Factory Farms Pollute With Impunity
Sentient Media, 1/14/26
Quoted: Loka Ashwood, Community and Environmental Sociology

Aging Wisconsin: Wisconsin’s baby boomers are state’s fastest growing age range
Wisconsin Public Radio, 1/23/26
Quoted: David Egan-Robertson, Community and Environmental Sociology
Mentioned: Applied Population Laboratory

Wisconsin has its fewest dairy herds in decades — and about the same number of cows
Wisconsin Public Radio, 1/19/26
Quoted: Steven Deller, Agricultural and Applied Economics

New bug-tracking project aims to help monitor health of Wisconsin waterways
Wisconsin Public Radio, 1/19/26
Quoted: Craig Brabant, Entomology
Mentioned: Bill Hilsenhoff, deceased, Entomology

Under Trump and DOGE, Wisconsin lost 2.4K federal workers — while spending increased
Wisconsin Public Radio, 1/21/26
Quoted: Jules Reynolds, Alumna, Agroecology
Mentioned: U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center

Of Interest

This innovation saved lives in the pandemic. Now it’s showing strength against cancer.
The Washington Post, 1/20/26

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.