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Plant enthusiasts joined the Wisconsin Herbarium’s 2026 Foray in La Crosse County, Wi
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This past July, the Wisconsin 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. Together, they collected over 1,200 plant specimens.
Each year the foray is held in a different region of Wisconsin, inviting plant enthusiasts, students and professional botanists alike into the field to help with the collection.
NSF Career Award supports Daijiang Li’s efforts to build a global database of urban biodiversity
Research
Assistant professor Daijiang Li 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.
Faculty Q&A: Zach Feiner studies fisheries to sustain them for both anglers and the ecosystem
Faculty
As a new faculty member, UW–Madison alumnus and Wisconsin native, Feiner wants his work to benefit the state’s ecosystems and communities alike.
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Magical Monarchs at the Biocore Prairie
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…
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NSF Career Award supports Daijiang Li’s efforts to build a global database of urban biodiversity
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…
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Neurobiology Alumnus named Fulbright Scholar
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…
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Plant enthusiasts joined the Wisconsin Herbarium’s 2026 Foray in La Crosse County, Wi
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…
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Faculty Q&A: Zach Feiner studies fisheries to sustain them for both anglers and the ecosystem
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…
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The Flesh Eaters: UW Zoological museum’s Dermestarium featured on Channel 3000
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…
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Botany Grad Student talks mentorship in Science Careers
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…
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Agave Death Bloom featured as State Journal Photo of the day
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…
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Professor Damschen talks biodiversity on WPR
Professor Ellen Damschen joins WPR’s The Larry Meiller Show to discuss why biodiversity matters in Wisconsin, and what scientists are doing to conserve plant and animal life. Listen to the episode.
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Professor Simon Gilroy on Startalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
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…