Former UWM Biosciences Graduate Student now a Shining Star at McGraw-Hill; see LaKisha Barrett’s smiling face on the poster of McGraw-Hill’s latest product for helping students learn. Rachel Kuehn is working full time as a research technologist at the Medical… Read More
Faculty Kudos Dr. Jennifer Gutzman was named one of our Notable Leaders in STEM BizTimes Milwaukee! Dr. Ching-Hong received the promotion as Distinguished Professor. Dr. Alita Burmeister received notification of funding on August 29, 2025, for her R15 grant proposal:… Read More
Graduate Students Spotlight Madi Rittinger is a PhD candidate in Dr. Rodríguez’s Lab. She investigates the behavior and cognition of small animals – specifically spiders. Although small animals have small brains in absolute terms, they have relatively large brains in… Read More
Anyone for tea? UWM researchers assisted in a global carbon sequestration study by burying tea bags in Estabrook Pond. UWM biological sciences professors John Berges and Erica Young participated in a global research effort to measure carbon sequestration in wetland… Read More
Student Spotlight As a senior double major in Biological Sciences and Neuroscience with a minor in Chemistry, Sam Pruhs has spent the last two and a half years diving deep into environmental and biological research in Dr. John Berges’ lab…. Read More
The application is now open for scholarships and awards from the Department of Biological Sciences for undergraduates majoring in Biological Sciences or Microbiology and for graduate students. All applications must be submitted through the UWM Scholarship Portal, and all applications and… Read More
Dr. Jennifer Gutzman, Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, was named one of BizTimes Milwaukee’s 2025 Notable Leaders in STEM, highlighting her work as a faculty mentor in the UW-Milwaukee WiscAMP STEM-Inspire Program and in her research lab. Congratulations,… Read More
UW-Milwaukee professor Dr. Yang was recognized for his work to improve organic agriculture practices in Wisconsin in this Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) article titled, “Organic Research in the Balance: What’s Happening in Wisconsin.”
Two UWM Biological Sciences alumni, Ciara Ayala and Alex Martinez, have been accepted into the new Health Equity Scholars Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin, which focuses on addressing disparities in healthcare. They will receive full tuition for their… Read More
Congratulations to the Spring 2024 Dean’s Honors List awardees! Melissa Alvarez Dunning Arent Sierra Balderas Emily Bartosik Zohra Bazzar Delaney Carolan Zechariah Cummings Mackenzie Dasek Mary Felli Katelyn Flitcroft Bryce Grant Thomas Griffith Nessrine Hachani Ji Yun Han Kelly Harrison… Read More