News & Events
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Julia Hasselkus always wanted to be a student at UW-Madison
The Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences takes great pride in recognizing the exceptional students in our program. Throughout the summer, we will be showcasing some of our remarkable individuals…
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Department offers new major in dairy and food animal management
The Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences recently received approval from the UW Board of Regents to launch a new undergraduate major in dairy and food animal management. The major,…
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UW–Madison Dairy Science Students Win First Place at National Dairy Challenge
VISALIA, CA. – Students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences took first place at the National Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, held April 4 – 6 in…
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March 2024 Department Newsletter
By Kent A. Weigel, Department Chair Greetings alumni, stakeholders, and friends! I hope you are all doing well. We have an exciting newsletter for you, packed with features about student…
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Love of animals steers student toward veterinary track
By Jim Massey, Freelance writer For as long as she can remember, Ella Gonzales has always had a love for animals. Whether it was dogs, cats, hamsters, or even a…
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Not one, not two, but three majors for Hoffman
By Jim Massey, Freelance writer When Isaiah Hoffman came to the University of Wisconsin-Madison from his home state of Pennsylvania, he basically had no interest in returning to his family’s…
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First MSABD Ph.D. grad receives ‘40 Under 40’ honor
By Jim Massey, Freelance writer Aaron Bodie wasn’t sure what to do when he got the word that Steve Ricke, his mentor and dissertation adviser at the University of Arkansas,…
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‘Amazing’ facilities attract Gragg to UW–Madison
By Jim Massey, Freelance writer Sara Gragg was settling into a career as an associate professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University in Manhattan,…
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Researcher focuses on immune development in dairy animals
By Jim Massey, Freelance writer The first few weeks of life can be critical to the development of an animal’s immune defenses for a lifetime, according to a new faculty…
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Grant aids collaborative methane research
By Jim Massey, Freelance writer In one of the larger collaborative projects in recent memory at the UW–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Francisco Peñagaricano and his research collaborators…
