Category: News
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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…
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The Hub’s 2023 Year in Review
2023 was busy for the Dairy Innovation Hub! The Hub would like to thank everyone who helped make it a great year! Highlighted below are just a few samples of activities, updates,…
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Hub-funded research featured at the State Capitol on Jan. 31
When: Wednesday, Jan. 31, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. Where: First-floor rotunda, Wisconsin State Capitol, 2 E. Main St., Madison, Wis. Contact: Maria Woldt, program manager, maria.woldt@wisc.edu or (608) 265-4009…
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Fourth annual Dairy Summit shares outcomes and impacts
The Dairy Innovation Hub held its fourth annual Dairy Summit on Wednesday, November 15, in Velzy Commons on the University of Wisconsin–Platteville campus. More than 150 researchers, campus affiliates, students,…