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TA Applications Open; positions in Department of Biology, Biocore

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The Department of Biology The Department of Biology is accepting TA applications via this online form. Deadline: Sunday November 1, 2026.  Please contact Nazan Gillie with questions, atilla@wisc.edu. Biocore Biocore is accepting spring semester TA applications! We have positions available for TAs for Cellular Biology Lecture (Biocore 383), Cellular Biology Laboratory (Biocore 384), and Biological Interactions (Biocore 587). Apply using …

The Flesh Eaters: UW Zoological museum’s Dermestarium featured on Channel 3000

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Howard Veregin, the Wisconsin State Cartographer, joined John Stuhler, the curator of mammals and birds at the University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum for a trip to visit the flesh-eating dermestid beetle colony which help clean specimens for the collection. Read more.

Magical Monarchs at the Biocore Prairie

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Seth McGee led a community science outreach even on Sunday 9/13/2026, inviting students from across campus to net, catch, tag, and release monarchs. A select few monarchs that qualified were also fitted with a solar powered radio tag, enabling more data collection on monarch migration than the standard paper tags alone. Check out the photo …

NSF Career Award supports Daijiang Li’s efforts to build a global database of urban biodiversity

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By Elise Mahon Daijiang Li, an assistant professor in the Department of Biology, has been granted a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build new tools that will help scientists understand, analyze, and forecast urban biodiversity. Cities around the world continue to expand with more than half of the world’s people living …

Neurobiology Alumnus named Fulbright Scholar

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Theju Vembakkam, who graduated with a BS in Neurobiology in 2023, is one of 16 Badgers selected as ’26-’27 Fulbright Scholars. The grant will allow Vembakkam to pursue research on antimicrobial resistance in Laos. Read More.

Plant enthusiasts joined the Wisconsin Herbarium’s 2026 Foray in La Crosse County, Wi

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By Elise Mahon This past July, the Wisconsin State Herbarium and Botanical Club of Wisconsin hosted their 8th annual foray. Over the course of three days, a total of 46 volunteers explored habitats throughout La Crosse County, Wisconsin to document their flora. Each year the foray is held in a different region of Wisconsin, inviting …

Botany Grad Student talks mentorship in Science Careers

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To help readers at all career stages become the supportive mentors and supervisors they aspire to be, Science Careers asked researchers, including Botany Graduate Student Joseph Walston, to share the lessons they’ve learned on their way. Read More

Faculty Q&A: Zach Feiner studies fisheries to sustain them for both anglers and the ecosystem

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Zach Feiner is a fisheries ecologist and new assistant professor in the department of Biology. He not only studies how fish respond to changes in their ecosystem, but also what those changes could mean for anglers. Since Feiner’s days as an undergraduate right here at UW–Madison, the Wisconsin Idea has guided his work. Now that …

Ken Cameron and Anne Pringle featured in On Wisconsin “Mighty Mycology”

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UW fungi researchers across many disciplines have created a world-class supergroup to improve our lives. Professors Ken Cameron and Anne Pringle are both featured in this On Wisconsin Magazine story. Read more

UW researchers train future scientists and educate communities about wisconsin’s peatlands

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Peatlands are powerhouses when it comes to improving water quality, minimizing flood risks, providing habitat and storing carbon. Yet, most people are unaware of these important ecological places. Researchers and students from UW–Madison and UW–Green Bay hope to change that. Read more.