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Join the Hub at World Dairy Expo on Thurs. Oct. 3
As a nod to the successful partnership between UW–Madison, UW–Platteville, and UW–River Falls through Wisconsin’s Dairy Innovation Hub, the three campuses will host receptions on the same date and time – Thursday, Oct. 3 from 5-7 p.m. This is a great opportunity for faculty, staff, alumni, and friends to connect with colleagues across the state…
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Dairy Innovation Hub advisory council meets in Marshfield, farmers and local leaders tour investments
Members of the Dairy Innovation Hub advisory council held their summer in-person meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Marshfield Agricultural Research Station (MARS) in Marshfield, Wis. The morning meeting included updates from council members, campuses, and Hub administration. Several discussion items filled the agenda, including the timeline for recruiting a new faculty director.…
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UW–Platteville announces five faculty fellowships funded by state-sponsored Dairy Innovation Hub
The University of Wisconsin–Platteville recently awarded five faculty research fellowships to increase dairy-related research capacity through the Dairy Innovation Hub initiative. Known as the Dairy Industry Impact Innovation Faculty Fellowships, or “DI3 faculty fellowships”, the selected faculty members will tackle research projects in the Hub’s four priority areas; stewarding land and water resources; enriching human…
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CALS graduate student John Larsen researches unwelcome “stink” and other defects in aged cheese
One of the most important (and longest) steps in cheesemaking is ripening, also known as maturation or aging. During this process, cheese is stored under specific conditions to encourage the growth and activity of certain bacteria to break down the components that make up the cheese structure, using the products to make the compounds responsible…
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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…