Professor Emeritus Linda Whittingham and Distinguished Professor Peter Dunn of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have been awarded the 2019 Elliott Coues Award from the American Ornithological Society (AOS). This is one of the highest awards in ornithology, recognizing outstanding and innovative contributions to the study of birds…. Read More
Biological Sciences’ undergraduates, Gaelle Sehi, Leo Bohlmann and Loretha Jack, have been accepted to present at the 2019 National Conference on Undergraduate Research at Kennesaw State University. Congratulations Gaelle, Leo and Loretha on this outstanding research recognition!
Abstract submission for the Biological Sciences Research Symposium is open NOW through March 15th. Graduate students and undergraduates who have been conducting research in the Department of Biological Sciences are encouraged to participate. The Symposium will take place on April… Read More
Abstract submission for the 11th Annual UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium is open NOW through February 28th. The Symposium will take place on April 5th from 11:45 AM – 4:00 PM. For more information about the Symposium, and to submit your… Read More
This month’s L&S In Focus Newsletter featured some notable people from the Department of Biological Sciences! The newsletter notes that Dr. Filipe Alberto is the recipient of one of the largest grants at UWM ($2.8 million over 3 years) for… Read More
Congratulations to Drs. Ava Udvadia and Gyaneshwar Prasad, as well as Bio Sci alum Seema Das who have recently published ‘Dopamine-induced sulfatase and its regulator are required for Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium pathogenesis’ in Microbiology. Read the paper here (access… Read More
Spiders incite fear in many of us, but have you ever wondered what goes on inside their brains? UWM Biological Sciences professor, Dr. Rafael Rodriguez Sevilla sheds some light into the mind of spiders in this segment from WUWM 89.7 FM… Read More
Congratulations to the following Biological Sciences Spring 2019 Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) Award winners!
Austen Norberg (Oliver)
Kelsey O’Hara (Rodriguez)
Fitore Rrahmani (Strickler)
Sara Seidita (Rodriguez)
Nathaniel Tennies (Alberto)
Christine Wiese (Rodriguez)
Applications are now available for the 2019 Biological and Environmental Sciences Scholarships and Awards! The deadline for applications is 12:00pm NOON, February 8, 2019.
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Gutzman, graduate students Mike Visetsouk, Elizabeth Falat, and Ryan Garde, and undergraduate Jennifer Wendlick whose paper “Basal epithelial tissue folding is mediated by differential regulation of microtubules” has been recommended in F1000Prime as being of special significance in… Read More