High-Impact Undergraduate Activities (HIUA) Awards – Animal & Dairy Sciences

Animal Healthcare and Nutrition Meetup March 3, 2026 | 1:30–4:30 pm | Center for Dairy Research (Atrium) Explore careers supporting animal health and wellbeing at this informal drop-in networking event. Connect with professionals and alumni working in veterinary tech, animal nutrition, wildlife care, research, and more. Learn about their career paths, get guidance on entering […]

Title: “Epigenetics: The Thread Connecting Milo, Jimena, Laura, Vanessa, and Allie." Speaker: Dr. Hasan Khatib, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences

Title: “Calcium and Ultrachill Effects Coupled with Rinse & Chill on Beef Meat Quality." Speaker: Dillon Walker Title: “How and why cows are culled on Wisconsin dairy farms: The culling process and characteristics of culled cows " Speaker: Kaitlin Buterbaugh

Title: “Spatial Variability of Microbial Communities and Nutrient Composition in Poultry Litter." Speaker: Max Peckenschneider

Graduate Student Coffee with the Deans | UW–Madison Events Calendar

Title: “Removing the P4 implant from the timed-artificial insemination protocol for dairy heifers: A non-linear story." Speaker: Iago Leao   Title: “Insemination dynamics and fertility of lactating dairy cows resynchronized with or without GnRH treatment 32 days after first timed artificial insemination." Speaker: Megan Lauber

Title: Calcium and Ultrachill Effects Coupled with Rinse & Chill® on Beef Meat Quality Presenter: Dillon Walker, Animal Science M.S. candidate (advisor: Dr. James R. Claus) Location: MSABD RM 1115

Title: Disruption of RNA Binding Protein Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking in Heart Muscle Disease Presenter: Yanghai Zhang, Animal Science Ph.D. candidate (advisor: Dr. Wei Guo) Location: MSABD RM 1111

Our program includes hands-on workshops, tours, and recreational activities across the UW-Madison CALS campus for 72 students ages 12 to 17 from across the United States. Dairy industry leaders will present on topics covering land and water resources, animal health and welfare, human health and nutrition, farm business and community, and linear evaluations and dairy […]