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 20 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
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.
September 5, 2024
Students use scholarships for valuable internships
This summer, UW–Madison launched the Summer Internship Scholarship, designed to support students seeking to advance their professional experience and learning with awards of up to $1,500 to supplement unpaid or underpaid internships. View full article here.
August 16, 2024
UW–Madison celebrates selection of 11 Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2024–2025
The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board have selected 11 scholars from the University of Wisconsin–Madison as Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the 2024–2025 academic year. View full article here.
August 16, 2024
What’s wrong with ‘The Most Studied Lake in the World’?
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.
August 16, 2024- Archived News
Community Highlights
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 …
September 3, 2024
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 …
April 8, 2024
Community Highlight – Maggie Langwig & Katie Klier
In August 2023, Maggie Langwig and Katie Klier, PhD students in the Freshwater and Marine Science program, had the opportunity of a lifetime: A research cruise exploring hydrothermal vents near the Galápagos Islands. Not only …
February 1, 2024
Community Highlight – Allia Lin
We love celebrating the success of our students! Today, we would like highlight Allia Lin, a senior in the Zoology Major. Allia found out about the summer sophomore apprenticeship program during the summer of 2021 …
December 7, 2023- More Community Highlights posts
Events
Biology Colloquium: Organelles, Microtubules
Thursday, September 5, iBio faculty Katie Drerup is the first colloquium speaker of the academic year. She is presenting her talk, Organelles, microtubules, and motors: What zebrafish have taught us about neuronal cell biology. Please …
September 5, 2024- More Events posts
Announcements
- 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.
- Fall semester TA applications are closed. Please check back early October for spring semester TA applications.