Author: Jori
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Grad student Kuan-Yu Chen prints sensors for real-time soil nitrate concentration monitoring
Kuan-Yu Chen is a graduate student in the Department of Electrical Engineering at UW–Madison. Chen is working on a Hub-funded research project with soil science assistant professor Jingyi Huang and…
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CALS postdoc Rachel Dietrich creates nutritious puffed snacks from dairy whey coproducts
Rachel (Hutchinson) Dietrich is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is working with Dr. Audrey Girard and Dr. Gulustan Ozturk, professors in the Department of Food Science, on…
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Hub-funded grad student Jalyssa Beaudry analyzes the adoption of automatic milking systems across Wisconsin dairy farms
Discover the transformative impact of Automated Milking Systems (AMS) on Wisconsin’s dairy farms in the latest study conducted by a team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and UW–River Falls, including…
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CALS graduate student Maggie Becher researches the squeakiness of cheese
Sound is a very important sensory experience when eating different food products. Think about the crispiness of potato chips — you can clearly tell by sound cues, and the texture…
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The Hub takes research on the road
This winter, the Dairy Innovation Hub has been busy sharing research outcomes with farmers, elected leaders, and members of the public.
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Six UW–Madison CALS graduate students funded by state-sponsored Dairy Innovation Hub
The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) recently awarded six, two-year graduate student assistantships to help increase dairy-related research capacity through the Dairy Innovation Hub initiative.…
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Dairy Innovation Hub partners to support research to reduce cattle methane emissions
It’s easy to ruminate over methane when thinking about dairy and its challenges. Dairy cattle are an essential piece of Wisconsin’s $45.6 billion dairy community, but cattle have to eat…
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A new resource available for UW Hub partners: High-resolution metabolomic analysis of dairy products
A recent short-term, high-impact UW–Madison Dairy Innovation Hub project has developed a new analytical method to analyze dairy samples including milk, cheese, yogurt, and butter. David Lang and Chang Liu…
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Hub-funded faculty investigate the feasibility of lactose-free ice cream
To properly digest lactose, the enzymes β-galactosidase or lactase must break lactose into its components, glucose and galactose, in the small intestine. Around 65% of the world’s population has some form…
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Three new Hub-funded faculty hired in 2023
Three faculty members have recently been hired at UW–Madison and UW–River Falls with funding from the Dairy Innovation Hub. These new scientists will support work in the Hub’s four priority…