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Krista Wellnitz and Dong Isbister from UW–Platteville study gender ratios and career choice in dairy-related majors
Dr. Krista Wellnitz, Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science faculty, along with Dr. Dong Isbister, faculty in Women and Gender Studies, at UW–Platteville are working on a Dairy Innovation Hub project titled “Evaluating trends in female to male ratios in dairy science and related programs throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest region and the translation into post-secondary…
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Wisconsin students “sweep” undergraduate poster competition at 2024 American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting
Students from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls recently attended the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®) June 16-20, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The meeting attracted nearly 100 students and their advisors along with more than 1700 professionals and guests from the US, Mexico, Canada, and beyond. During…
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UW–Madison’s Dairy Cattle Center sparks interest in on-farm research
Happy June Dairy Month! Across the state, Wisconsinites are celebrating the start of summer by enjoying a little more ice cream, cheese, milk, and other delicious dairy foods. I’ve been attending dairy breakfasts this month, and it’s great to see such strong community support. On June 9, the Buttles family from Stone-Front Farm hosted the…
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UW–River Falls announces four faculty fellowships funded by state-sponsored Dairy Innovation Hub
The University of Wisconsin–River Falls College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) recently awarded four faculty research fellowships to help increase dairy-related research capacity through the Dairy Innovation Hub initiative. The selected faculty members will tackle research projects in the Hub’s four priority areas; stewarding land and water resources; enriching human health and nutrition;…
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Third annual Dairy Symposium showcases Dairy Innovation Hub’s most advanced research
The Dairy Innovation Hub held its third annual Dairy Symposium on Wednesday, May 15, at the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. During the day-long event, which drew over 200 attendees, scientists shared and discussed their Hub-funded work with researchers, students, campus colleagues, and others. Through poster sessions, keynote presentations, breakout discussions, and…
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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 mechanical engineering assistant professor Joseph Andrews. Farmers are under increased pressure to reduce nitrate leaching to groundwater, but measurement of nitrate flux to groundwater is…