Hub news
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On-farm research creates opportunity for students and life-long learning
Project title: “Improving the health and welfare of dairy calves” Dan and Mary Luckwaldt own Luckwaldt Dairy, a 1,300-cow dairy near Woodville in the heart of Western Wisconsin, and 30…
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Karissa Juckem: From undergraduate researcher to graduate student
Project title: “Improving the health and welfare of dairy cows” Why did you choose UW–River Falls, and then UW–Madison?After touring multiple schools, I chose UW–River Falls for undergrad because I…
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Early funding check-in: Sylvia Kehoe
Project title: “Improving the health and welfare of dairy calves”Funding began March 2020 Sylvia KehoeProfessor | Animal and Food ScienceUW–River Falls The prevention of horn growth is a necessity on…
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New faculty profile: Xia Zhu-Barker
Xia Zhu-BarkerAssistant Professor | Soil ScienceUW–Madison | start date June 2022 What is your hometown?I was born and grew up in a remote village in Chongqing, China. What is your…
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New faculty profile: Susanne Wiesner
Susanne WiesnerAssistant Professor | Plant and Earth ScienceUW–River Falls | start date Aug. 2022 What is your hometown?I grew up in Eastern Germany, behind the wall. I was four years…
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New faculty profile: Lautaro Rostoll Cangiano
Lautaro Rostoll CangianoAssistant Professor | Animal and Dairy SciencesUW–Madison | start date March 2023 What is your hometown?I grew up in a small town called Villa Mercedes located in the…
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New faculty profile: Gulustan Ozturk
Gulustan OzturkAssistant Professor | Food ScienceUW–Madison | start date Aug. 2022 What is your hometown?My hometown is Gulnar, which is a beautiful small town in the Mersin Province of Turkey.…
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New faculty profile: Bahar Hassanpour
Bahar HassanpourAssistant Professor | Plant and Earth Science and Agricultural Engineering TechnologyUW–River Falls | start date March 2022 What is your hometown?I was born and raised in Rasht, Iran, which…
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Faculty trifecta tackles cost of production
The Dairy Innovation Hub is known for collaboration — it is a key element to our mission of positioning Wisconsin’s dairy community for economic, environmental, and social success. UW–Madison, UW–Platteville…
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Students come together for dairy nutrition course
In early January, a group of students from UW–Madison, UW–Platteville and UW–River Falls gathered for Dairy Science 375: Dairy Nutrition Experience. The course, which is sponsored by Purina Animal Nutrition…