College of Letters & Science
For the September edition of our department’s graduate student spotlight. We are highlighting Adrianna Gorsky, a Freshwater and Marine Sciences PhD student. She is a part of the Dugan and Stanley lab. She provides insight on her work and life as a graduate student here. 1. Explain your research so that your grandparent or a …
Professor Hiroshi Maeda and Michigan State University researcher Berkley Walker were awarded a $1.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study how plants compensate when they “overspend” carbon in the process of photosynthesis. Read the full article here: https://prl.natsci.msu.edu/news-and-events/news/2024-08-nsf-grant-awarded-to-study-what-happens-when-plants-overspend%20.aspx
Professor Anthony Ives is among the 11 scholars from the University of Wisconsin–Madison selected as Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the 2024–2025 academic year. View full article here.
The algae bloom-covered shorelines of Lake Mendota indicate serious lake health issues. How do we right the ship? It starts with science. View full article here.
Chris Muir, an assistant professor in the Department of Botany, is part of a team that received a three-year $1.3 million award ($352,9997 to UW-Madison) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The project, Evolutionary and functional genomics of Hawaiian Bidens: determining the genetic basis of phenotypic trait diversification in a rapid adaptive radiation, is in collaboration …
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison combined experiments with mathematical modeling to learn that dispersal of organisms involved in parasitic relationships through space can play an important role in balancing the effects of both ecology and evolution on those relationships, such as the one between Aphidius ervi and pea aphids. Read more here: https://news.wisc.edu/stability-relies-on-dispersal-in-parasitic-relationship-between-aphids-and-wasps/
Jacob is currently a PhD student in the Strier lab. Jacob plans to graduate this summer. His research areas are ecology, animal behavior, and conservation biology. Check out Jacob’s spotlight to learn more about him and his experience at UW-Madison. 1. Explain your research so that your grandparent or a 5-year old would understand …
Alyse Maksimoski, Research Associate in Professor Lauren Riters lab, received a 2024 mentor award from UW-Madison.
This year UW–Madison held its Science Expeditions Open House in conjunction with UW’s 175th Community Open House for a truly special event. There were a host of activities that ranged from visiting the Botany greenhouses to exploring dance as medicine at the Health Learning Center. Dr. Sabrina Chin of the Gilroy Lab organized the Plant …
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 …