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Take in autumn at UW–Madison, where Badgers welcome brisk days and burnished views. Read More.
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Take in autumn at UW–Madison, where Badgers welcome brisk days and burnished views. Read More.
Daniel Spalink is a plant systematist and biogeographer. He integrates genetics with data on plant occurrences from global databases and herbaria around the world to improve our understanding of biodiversity. Spalink completed his PhD in the UW–Madison Botany Graduate Program in 2015 and jumped at the opportunity to return to campus as an assistant professor. …
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.
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 …
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.
UW–Madison’s Botany Garden and Greenhouse’s Agave victoriae-reginae plant bloomed in early June, catching the attention of the public and the Wisconsin State Journal. The plant, which is about 30 years old, blooms once before it dies. Read more.
Aquatic invertebrates are often difficult to study when they are living, and some can’t even survive outside their deep-ocean habitats. That’s why, 127 years ago, University of Wisconsin biology professor Edward Birge purchased glass models of sea creatures ranging from jellyfish to sea cucumbers from famous German glassblowers Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka, for use in …
By Mary Ann Feist On February 1, 2024, Mark Wetter retired from the Wisconsin State Herbarium (WIS) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, after 39 years of service. The Botany Department held a gathering with cake and champagne to honor his service and departure. An outpouring of graduate and undergraduate students, staff, volunteers, and faculty …
UW–Madison’s Zoological Museum was established at the very first UW Board of Regents meeting in 1848. After the first Science Hall burned, Edward A. Birge — professor of zoology, later UW–Madison president — started purchasing specimens to replace ones lost in the fire, including a collection of glass invertebrate models created by German glassblowers Leopold …
UW’s Zoological Museum gives students, faculty and visitors a chance to interact with biological specimens from around the world and across time. A lion, some mammoths and a battalion of flesh-eating beetles are just a few of our favorite things on display and behind the scenes. Read more from the Cap Times: https://captimes.com/news/education/uw-madisons-zoological-museum-boasts-amazing-teaching-tools/article_81eef225-bccf-51a6-8ec6-1fa6313b8414.html