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Happy birthday and bye for now to our amazing @alysia.vang ❤️! The VERY best part of my job is being a part of the journey of these amazing young people that come to work in my lab at all different points in their academic journeys. @alysia.vang joined my lab just before the COVID lockdown, having never worked with a cow and said, I want to work on the cow project. She took on the most challenging and long project that was a pipe dream between myself and @digitallivestock. After a PhD, a post-doc, and a body of work that has led to a feasibility study in humans, she’s off to @uwsmph to continue on her journey to work in women’s health. What I will miss most is her kindness, her big heart, her big laugh, and her care for everyone else around her. The patients who will be under her care will truly be so lucky to have her! @natinhat @waneskafrizzarini @juleeyah @_leoralew_ @kennagirl6

Such a great day today on day 2 of Badger dairy camp! @meganlauberms has done an amazing job coordinating this camp! Thanks to @msoo_82, Paul Fricke (@cffricke), my amazing lab for being awesome photographers and udder dissectors @alysia.vang @natinhat @juleeyah! @uwanimaldairysciences @uwmadisoncals

It was a fantastic last day at #ADSA2026! I am so fortunate to have such a bright group of up and coming scientists in my lab. @alysia.vang @juleeyah @natinhat @billy2mb @_leoralew_ I look forward to seeing all the things they do next!

Congrats to Dr. Crossen! @kennagirl6 did an amazing job at her defense today! It was so great to have the lab here supporting her! I have the best students and they are all a constant reminder why I am in academia. @alysia.vang @natinhat @juleeyah @sasha_penheiter @_leoralew_ @_aerwyn_davis_8_

Congrats to @madelynseidl who got into Iowa State University Vet School and @_leoralew_ on their excellent job on their poster presentations yesterday! I have been lucky to have so many amazing undergrads in my lab, and @_leoralew_ was my inaugural high school student! Our work doesn’t get accomplished without the amazing work of the whole team!

Congrats to @madelynseidl who got into Iowa State University Vet School and @_leoralew_ on their excellent job on their poster presentations yesterday! I have been lucky to have so many amazing undergrads in my lab, and @_leoralew_ was my inaugural high school student! Our work doesn’t get accomplished without the amazing work of the whole team!

@juleeyah @alysia.vang got to meet @aliceindairyland and talk about their research!

The three members of my amazing “cow” team! I am incredibly lucky to mentor such amazing young people! @natinhat @alysia.vang @juleeyah

I have the most amazing lab! Mentoring is the best part of my job and what brings me joy in the day to day of academic life. @alysia.vang @tanyafrance @natinhat @kennagirl6 @aakoops Julia Jiménez and missing @billy2mb and Isaiah Roberts. These students are the future of science ❤️

What a fast an awesome trip to the Cargill innovation center in Minnesota! It was so fun to take a tour and talk science with Paola and Guillermo! @tanyafrance thanks for embarking on a very wintry trip in a car full of feces!

Congrats to @natinhat for passing her prelim today! Everyday she continues to grow as a scientist and give it her all.

Congrats to the amazing @alysia.vang for her acceptance into med school at UW med school and @tanyafrance for her outstanding job offer! It was a fantastic week in the lab and I couldn’t be more happy for them ❤️!

Thank you to @ucalgaryvetmed for the opportunity to share our work on hypocalcemia! It was a great day in Calgary.

It was a great Halloween teaching in An Sci 101 today all about lactation. It was good to see my friend Eric Ronk dressed up as well 😊! Hopefully our new students develop an enthusiasm for lactation! @uwanimaldairysciences

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Press Releases

Wednesday Nite at the Lab

Blue Sky Science: How Do Cows Make Milk?

This video was taken where I got to answer the question: How do cows make milk? for Blue Sky Science through the UW-Morgridge Institute

The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast

In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Laura Hernandez from the University of Wisconsin–Madison explores key insights on managing hypocalcemia in dairy cattle. She discusses strategies to prevent both delayed and persistent hypocalcemia, as well as the concept of transient hypocalcemia, highlighting their impact on cow health and lactation performance. Learn about nutritional strategies to optimize calcium homeostasis during the transition period. Listen now on all major platforms!

JeFo Nutrition S6E6 | Understanding Calcium Needs in Dairy Cows with Dr. Laura Hernandez