Tiny copepod for a big discovery
UW researchers turn to the tiny copepod for a big discovery, showing that gene location influences natural selection.
College of Letters & Science
UW researchers turn to the tiny copepod for a big discovery, showing that gene location influences natural selection.
It’s not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out the evolution of almost everything with eight legs. But that’s the potential a new study finds in these spindly, strikingly strange bottom-dwellers. Read more here: https://news.wisc.edu/meet-the-weird-sea-spider-thats-mapping-the-evolution-of-eight-legged-creatures/
Biology Department Faculty members Emily Stanley and Monica Turner are both featured in this College of Letters and Science Magazine article for their work with water and fire. Read on to learn more.
Two graduate students just returned from an epic — albeit frigid — ecological study in Antarctica. Here’s what they learned from their time on the ice. Read more: https://lsmagazine.wisc.edu/issues/spring-2025/explorediscover/ice-cold-research/
Katie Klier is a Freshwater and Marine Sciences PHD student in the Anantharaman lab. Her research areas are Microbiology, Biogeochemistry, and Ecology. Check out her spotlight post for more information about her research, hobbies, and experiences at UW–Madison. 1. Explain your research so that your grandparent or a 5-year old would understand it? I study …
Timon Keller is a Integrative Biology PHD student in the Turner lab. His research areas are Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Ecology. Check out his spotlight post for more information about his research, hobbies and experiences at UW–Madison. 1. Explain your research so that your grandparent or a 5-year old would understand it? I study fire …
Are plants more aware than we think? Do they have feelings? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Gary O’Reilly, and Harrison Greenbaum explore the intelligence of plants with astrobotanist Simon Gilroy. From venus flytraps to space farming, we dig deep into the secret world of plants.
The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) presents the Yentsch-Schindler Early Career Award each year to an early career scientist who has made outstanding and balanced contributions to research, education, and society. Read the full article here.
For November’s student spotlight we are showcasing Jacob Fredette-Roman. Jacob is an Integrative Biology PhD Student. He is a part of the Sharp lab in the Genetics-Biotechnology Center. Jacob’s spotlight highlights his current research, his dream job, and much more. 1. Explain your research so that your grandparent or a 5-year old would understand …
For October’s student spotlight we are highlighting Kaylee Browder. Kaylee is an Integrative Biology PhD student. She is a part of the Newmark and Issigonis labs in the Morgridge Institute for Research. Kaylee gives insight on her research, her life in Madison, and much more. 1. Explain your research so that your grandparent or a …