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The Hub’s 2025 Year in Review
2025 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, and more from the past year. New faculty hired In August, the Hub welcomed Kelvin Amon as an assistant professor of dairy business and economic…
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Hub-funded research featured at the State Capitol on Jan. 21
Karen Antunes, a Hub-funded PhD student in nutritional sciences at UW–Madison, presents her research using bovine colostrum to combat obesity at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Photo by Maria Woldt/Dairy Innovation Hub When: Wednesday, Jan. 21, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. Where: First-floor rotunda, Wisconsin State Capitol, 2 E. Main St., Madison, Wis. Contact: Maria Woldt,…
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Mitchell Armstrong’s dual mission: dairy research and military service
Mitchell Armstrong presents a research poster at the 2025 Dairy Symposium, May 14, 2025 at UW–Madison. Photo by Nguyen Tran When you meet Mitchell Armstrong, the duality of his life stands out immediately. He’s both a PhD food science student at UW–Madison and a First Lieutenant in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, preparing to deploy…
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Summit provides updates on Dairy Innovation Hub projects and student impact
Mitchell Armstrong (center), a PhD student in food science at UW-Madison speaks during the student panel at the Dairy Innovation Hub’s Dairy Summit. Photo by Pat Deninger The Dairy Innovation Hub held its sixth annual Dairy Summit on Tuesday, November 18, at the UW–River Falls campus. Through poster sessions, research presentations, and a panel discussion,…
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Dairy Innovation Hub releases sixth annual report
The Dairy Innovation Hub has released its sixth annual report, reflecting progress and activities at UW–Madison, UW–Platteville, and UW–River Falls from July 2024 to June 2025. The report outlines the Hub’s major accomplishments, both since its inception and during the preceding fiscal year. Read and download the report from the Hub website. “As we enter…
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Got milk? UW-Platteville professors turn spoiled dairy into sustainable plastic
Dr. John Obielodan (left) and Dr. Joseph Wu (right) in the lab following the announcement of their U.S. patent. “It is a tremendous accomplishment to receive a U.S. patent as it is a rigorous process that recognizes the novelty of this invention,” said President Arjun Sanga, WiSys. By Christine Bellport, public relations specialist, UW–Platteville. Original…