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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In the News

  • 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.

  • 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.

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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

  • 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

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.