News & Events
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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…
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AI a consistent theme for honored professor
By Jim Massey, Freelance writer Guilherme Rosa didn’t really know the magnitude of the award he was receiving when he was told he was being honored with a Vilas Distinguished…
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White a leader in lab, on research farm
By Jim Massey, Freelance writer From the time that the discussions began about creating a collaborative dairy research program between UW–Madison, UW–Platteville and UW–River Falls, Heather White could see the…
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Laporta a ‘rising star’ in department
By Jim Massey, Freelance writer Jimena Laporta first came to Madison in 2010 as part of a study abroad program while she was a master student in her home country…
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Dairy Innovation Hub funds spur Dairy Cattle Center facelift
What: Open house and ice cream social at newly renovated welcoming space at UW–Madison Dairy Cattle Center. Where: 1875 Linden Dr., Madison. When: Wednesday, May 1, noon to 2 p.m. Information: Maria Woldt, maria.woldt@wisc.edu. By…
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Video game teaches proper cow-handling skills
For more information, contact Jennifer Van Os at jvanos@wisc.edu, 608-262-8896 or visit https://animalwelfare.cals.wisc.edu. By Jim Massey, Freelance writer There’s more than one way to improve cow-handling skills on the dairy farm, a…
