Tag: dairy science
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Posted on March 11, 2019
“Dairy Brain” project leaders share updates at second advisory committee meeting
The UW2020-funded “Virtual Dairy Farm Brain” project held its second Advisory Committee meeting on Feb. 20 at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. The big-picture goal of the project is […]
- Posted on November 19, 2018
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Posted on August 16, 2018
Laura Hernandez awarded NIH grant to study impacts of antidepressants and breastfeeding on bone health
Laura Hernandez, associate professor of dairy science, is part of a team recently awarded an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health. Also on […]
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Posted on June 25, 2018
Coursework and Dairy Challenge prepared UW dairy science grads for careers
Although Logan Voigts hadn’t been to this dairy farm before, he was pretty sure he’d find problems with the calves. Sure enough, when he got […]
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Posted on May 14, 2018
New faculty profile: Jennifer Van Os specializes in animal welfare
Jennifer Van Os joined UW in March 2018 as a UW–Madison assistant professor of dairy science and a UW-Extension animal welfare specialist. What does your […]
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Posted on April 20, 2018
UW–Madison dairy science students win national management contest
Students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Dairy Science took first place at the National Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, held April 12-14 in Visalia, California.
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Posted on April 16, 2018
Checking the gas: From barn to field, researcher follows dairy cows’ greenhouse gas footprints
Sometimes dairy scientist Michel Wattiaux approaches his research like a cop at a traffic stop. He uses a breath analyzer to check for problematic products […]
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Posted on March 16, 2018
Dr. Heather White named AgSource’s Friend of the Cooperative
AgSource recognized Dr. Heather White, Assistant Professor of Dairy Science at UW–Madison, as the 2018 Friend of the Cooperative. The award honors a non-member individual […]
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Posted on February 19, 2018
Blue Sky Science video: How do cows make milk?
When a Madison elementary school student posed the question “How do cows make milk?,” the Blue Sky Science team turned to CALS associate professor of dairy […]
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Posted on January 25, 2018
Advisory committee convened to help guide “virtual dairy farm brain” project
The UW2020-funded “Virtual Dairy Farm Brain” project held its first Advisory Committee meeting on January, 19 at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. The big-picture goal of […]