Presentation Prizes
Emily Setton & Guilherme Gainett win prizes at the 21st International Congress of Arachnology
Yellowstone Research
Members of the Turner lab are examining how the patterns of fire and forest recovery are changing
Staff Award
Carlos Peralta, Zoology 151/152 coordinator, receives McBurney Forward in Access Award
Student Spotlight
PhD student Jeremy Spool spent a spring living among loons to make a fascinating discovery
Emeritus Faculty
‘Free-range scientist’ Steve Carpenter remains inspired, inspiring — even in retirement
Lake Health
Emily Stanley shares findings from climate change research in The New York Times
Tropical Research
Ecologist Jacob Usinowicz discovers coexistence is path to diversity in tropical trees
Jumping Worms
Citizen scientists scour the Madison area for this invasive species
Brain Trust
Tony Stretton has been featured in On Wisconsin Magazine for his dedication to UW-Madison
Cannibal Insects
John Orrock examines how plants under attack can turn hungry caterpillars into cannibals
Ecology Award
Steve Carpenter, professor emeritus of the CFL, receives 2018 Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology
New Discovery
Carlos Santibáñez-López, Sharma lab postdoc, untangles scorpion family tree using venom shape
Yellowstone Research
Monica Turner is examining how the patterns of fire and forest recovery are changing
Undergraduate Research
Emily Setton, incoming PhD student in the Sharma lab, published her undergraduate work in PNAS
Student Spotlight
PhD student Carly Ziter shares how green spaces in cities help control floods, store carbon
Faculty Award
Emily Stanley is the 2018 recipient of the G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award
Student Spotlight
Nick Davenport, former CMB student, receives MBoC Paper of the Year Award
Raging Wildfire
Monica Turner shares findings from Yellowstone research in The New York Times
Museum News
Campus museums recreate ‘cabinet of natural history’ digitally
Yellowstone Research
Monica Turner shares insights from research in Yellowstone National Park
The Big Dig
Zoology 152 instructor Doug Rouse leads students on a quest for new antibiotics
Neural Imaging
Liz Haynes, Halloran lab postdoc, wins first place in Nikon Small World in Motion contest
Featured Course
Bird observing course, Zoology 521, an experience in finding passion for nature
Teaching Award
Ellen Damschen has been chosen to receive the Chancellor's Inclusive Excellence Award
Faculty Service
Tony Stretton and Warren Porter have taught at UW-Madison for 46 years
Remembering Ian
Ian Santino, a landscape architecture student and Zoology 151/152 TA, has passed away
Faculty Focus
Hilary Dugan will join the department and the CFL in January as an Assistant Professor
Model Lake
Steve Carpenter sounds a warning for Lake Mendota on the cover of Isthmus Magazine
Plentiful Planarians
Phil Newmark studies the regenerative properties of these small, nondescript flatworms
Faculty Award
Jeff Hardin is one of ten selected for WARF named professorships