Spring 2025 Courses in iBio

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Specimens for Zoology 301 Invertebrate Biology and Evolution lab.

Students gaining field experience with Ellen Damschen.

Welcome our new iBio grad students!

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Mission

The Department of Integrative Biology is committed to providing the best training and education in the field of biology for UW-Madison undergraduate and graduate students.

With over 40 faculty and affiliated faculty members from several departments across campus, research and education in the Department of Integrative Biology spans all levels of biological organization, considers a diverse range of taxa and systems, and addresses a wide array of basic and applied research questions.

In the News

  • 2024 Yentsch-Schindler Award Recipient

    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. …

  • Mapping Lyme Disease in Space and Time

    Professor John Orrock led a research project to determine how space and time increase hotspots and coldspots for tick-borne disease. View full article here.

  • Integrative Biology alumni publish a story map

    Kirstin Braziunas MS’18, PhD’22, and Nathan Kiel PhD’24, both from the Turner lab created a story map about forest change in a future with more (short-interval) fire, focusing on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the …

  • Zoology Student Studies in Tanzania Over the Summer

    Zoology student Daniela Hernandez is a recipient of the UW Global Gateway fellowship. Read more about her study abroad experience this summer in Tanzania. View full article here.

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Community Highlights

  • Graduate Student Spotlight: Fredette-Roman

      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, …

  • Graduate Student Spotlight: Kaylee Browder

    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 …

  • Graduate Student Spotlight: Adrianna Gorsky

    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 …

  • Community Highlight – Nathan Kiel

    Nathan Kiel is a Doctoral candidate in iBio graduating May 2024. Before he transitions to the next phase in his career, we talked with him about his research and graduate student experience in iBio and …

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Events

  • Biology 152 Poster Symposium

    Join us at Varsity Hall, Union South for the Biology 152 Poster Symposium, featuring the work of over 500 students. Open to the public, Session A: 3:00-4:30 and Session B: 5:30-7:00pm.

  • Upcoming Biology Colloquiums

    The Biology Colloquium is a series of lectures hosted jointly by the Botany and Integrative Biology departments. The fall 2024 Biology Colloquium takes place on Thursdays at 3:30 in Birge Hall, room B302, unless otherwise noted. View all …

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Announcements

  • We are accepting TA applications for spring 2025  semester now. To apply please fill out the application form. Applications are due November 3.
  • If you have questions about enrollment (wait lists, swapping sections, course openings, etc.)? Please contact Nazan Gillie, waitlist@zoology.wisc.edu
  • To enroll in a Directed Study (199, 299, 699), Honors Thesis (681, 682), or Senior Thesis (691, 692) in iBio, please fill out this Course Authorization Form