Animal & Dairy Sciences

Graduate Seminar - Laura Hernandez
2026-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison WI, 53706
Graduate Student Updates and Q&A
Speaker: Laura Hernandez, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences

Graduate Seminar- Dr. Pete Hansen
2026-02-20 12:00 - 13:00 | 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison WI, 53706
Title: Mechanisms of developmental programming in the preimplantation embryo
Speaker: Dr. Pete Hansen, University of Florida, Distinguished Professor and L.E. “Red” Larson Professor

High-Impact Undergraduate Activities (HIUA) Awards Application
2026-02-27 - 2026-03-27
High-Impact Undergraduate Activities (HIUA) Awards – Animal & Dairy Sciences

Animal Healthcare and Nutrition Meetup
2026-03-03 13:30 - 16:30 | Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
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 the field, and ask about internships or full-time roles in a friendly, low-pressure setting. More info: https://wisc.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/1864667

Graduate Seminar - Dr. Hasan Khatib
2026-03-13 12:00 - 13:00 | 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison WI, 53706
Title: “Epigenetics: The Thread Connecting Milo, Jimena, Laura, Vanessa, and Allie.”
Speaker: Dr. Hasan Khatib, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences

Graduate Seminar - Dillon Walker & Kaitlin Buterbaugh
2026-03-20 12:00 - 13:00 | 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison WI, 53706
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

Graduate Seminar - Max Peckenschneider
2026-03-27 12:00 - 13:00 | 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison WI, 53706
Title: “Spatial Variability of Microbial Communities and Nutrient Composition in Poultry Litter.”
Speaker: Max Peckenschneider

Graduate Student Coffee with the Deans
2026-04-10 09:00 - 10:30 | Agricultural Hall, 1500 Linden Drive, Madison, WI, 53706, United States
Graduate Student Coffee with the Deans | UW–Madison Events Calendar

Graduate Seminar - Iago Leao & Megan Lauber
2026-05-01 12:00 - 13:00 | 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison WI, 53706
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

M.S. Defense by Dillon Walker
2026-05-06 13:00 - 14:00 | 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison WI, 53706
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

Ph.D. Defense by Yanghai Zhang
2026-05-08 10:00 - 11:00 | 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison WI, 53706
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

Badger Dairy Camp
2026-07-09 - 2026-07-12 | UW-Madison CALS Campus
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 judging. College preparation workshops will be tailored to the camper’s current grade level in collaboration with CALS. Campers will have the full student experience, staying and dining at the Dejope Residence Hall. Thank you to our generous sponsors for making this camp a reality! Interested in volunteering at Badger Dairy Camp? Please contact Megan Lauber (mrlauber@wisc.edu)

M.S. Defense by Abigail Bowers
2026-07-31 08:30 - 09:30 | Meat Science and Animal Biologics Building, 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706
Title: Effects of prepartum supplementation of chromium, rumen-protected choline, or both on colostrum quality and quantity
Presenter: Abigail Bowers, Animal and Sciences M.S. candidate (advisor: Dr. Heather White)
Location: MSABD RM 1115

M.S Defense by Martina I. Mancheno-Valarezo
2026-08-06 09:00 - 10:00 | MSABD Room 1111, 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison, Wi, 53706, United States

M.S. Defense by Fiorella Viquez Umaña
2026-08-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Title: Calf Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiome: Early Colonizers and Colonization Dynamics
Presenter: Fiorella Viquez Umaña, Animal Sciences Ph.D. candidate (advisor: Dr. Hilario Mantovani)
Location: Zoom

https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/93993704204?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 939 9370 4204
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M.S. Defense by Jordan Hartley
2026-08-21 09:00 - 10:00 | MSABD Room 1115, 1933 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI, 53706
Title: Novel Application of Hydrated Surface Lethality for Inactivation of Surface Salmonella Using Beef Jerky and Cooked Sausage
Presenter: Jordan Hartley, Animal Sciences M.S. candidate (advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Sindelar)
Location: MSABD RM 1115 Kerry Lecture Hall
