UWEC Biology Department

Our last seminar of the semester is 4/18 at 4pm Central! Join in-person for this talk in CENT 1804 or tune in on Zoom.

Our next seminar of the semester is this Thursday at 4pm Central! Join for a watch party or tune in on your own!

Spring is in the air!

'Abstracting Georgia O'Keeffe' spring show at the Mitchell Park Domes The Mitchell Park Domes are celebrating the Wisconsin-born artist Georgia O'Keeffe in their spring show, featuring a variety of blooming bulbs.

Check out these FREE virtual events geared towards early education!

Free Virtual Workshops - Outdoor Learning Store Free virtual workshops for educators featuring resource developers whose resources are available on the Outdoor Learning Store.

Our second seminar of the semester is this Thursday at 4pm Central! Join the UWEC Biology Club for a watch party or tune in on your own! https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/s/91210236515

https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/future-orchids-conservation-and-collaboration%3Aevent-exhib-6716

The Future of Orchids: Conservation and Collaboration | Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Gardens and the United States Botanic Garden present the 28th annual orchid exhibition, filling the entire Kogod Courtyard of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery. The display features a series of newly commissioned and loaned works by contemporary multimedi....

Save the dates!

Updated Zoom link/QR code for seminar series:
https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/s/91210236515 Tune in today!

Way to go Bella!!!

From animal-loving undergrad to grad student at a top U.S. veterinary college: Q&A with Bella Thovson Bella Thovson, a May 2023 UW-Eau Claire biology graduate, is a great example of how graduate school dreams come true. She shares with us in a Q&A just what part...

We're hiring! Come be our new Asisstant Professor in Conservation Biology!

https://www.uwec.edu/job-postings/20076/

Today at 4pm, Kendra Joy Gallo (University of Wisconsin - Madison) will be giving their talk titled “War on worms: Surveillance strategies and the pursuit of novel drug targets for human filarial parasites.”

Join us in person OR via Zoom! https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/93366057321

It's the return of Biology Seminar! Join us at 4pm via Zoom to hear Dr. Stotra Chakrabarti (Macalester College) give his talk titled "Selfish Partners or Comrades in Arms? Understanding male coalitions in Asian lions." Rawr! 🦁

https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/93366057321

We're hiring! UWEC Biology is searching for an assistant professor in Immunology, with any research focus! If you have a passion for teaching & research with undergrads, this is the place for you!

Priority closing date of Feb 9 2023!

Biology: Assistant Professor in Immunology | Job Postings The Department of Biology invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 21st, 2023. We seek an imm...

The 2022 cohort of the 'scaffold' Biology Research Scholars Program finished up their last class today! Can't wait to see all of their talks/posters at NCUR in April!

Way to go Leandra! We're so proud, and impressed by all that you do!

Ecology and environmental biology grad eager to help protect the natural world When Leandra O’Connell came to UW-Eau Claire, she brought with her a passion for and curiosity about the world around her. As she graduates with a degree in e...

Way to go Anakah!

From Ecology to Ecuador: This Honors Student Continues the Mickel Legacy Anakah Denison has been full speed ahead since her start at UW-Eau Claire. Now adding the Ronald E. Mickel Scholarship recipient under her belt, she is a remind...

Today's seminar topic is NEUROSCIENCE! Dr. Amelia Cuarenta (Temple University) will be giving her talk titled “Scarcity early in life alters the basolateral amygdala transcriptome and addiction-related behaviors.”

Check it out via Zoom (https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/94496158361) OR if you're on campus join Bio Club in P387 for a watch party *with snacks*!

Applications for the Biology Research Scholars Program are due in a week! A great way to get involved in hands-on research and be involved in coursework too!

Biology Blugolds: check your emails for more info and link to the (very brief) application, or email Dr. Carter ([email protected]) or Dr. Mitchell ([email protected]) for more info!

Celebration of Scholarship set for October 18, 2022.
The UW-Eau Claire campus community is invited to attend the 2022 Celebration of Scholarship (formerly the Authors Celebration) from 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, October 18, in the Ojibwe Ballroom of Davies Center.

The event honors faculty and staff for their successes in scholarship, research and creative activity, including publishing, grant applications and more. Converse with colleagues and enjoy appetizers courtesy of Academic Affairs. Remarks will begin at 4:45 p.m.

We have another virtual seminar TODAY (10/13)! Watch Dr. Mallory Chaudoir's talk on "Soil microbial dynamics in a changing world" at 4pm via Zoom

https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/94496158361.

Powerful supercomputing capabilities reshape undergrad research and teaching at UW-Eau Claire Powerful supercomputing capabilities reshape undergrad research and teaching at UW-Eau Claire

TODAY check out our zoom seminar by Dr. Martina Laidemitt at 4pm!
https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/9449615836

Welcome to Visiting Professor Jonathan Dregni!

Welcome Dr. Jenn Smith, our new assistant professor in vertebrate/behavioral ecology!

Dr. Nic Wheeler is a new Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases! Check out his profile!

New semester, new virtual seminar speakers! Today at 4pm Central Maya Shamsid-Deen (she/her/hers), PhD candidate at the University of New Mexico, will be giving her talk "From Phylogenetic Reconstructions to Plan Colonization - the Blossoming of a Botanist".

Join us on Zoom https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/94496158361

We have lots of new faces in Biology! Check out our highlights on faculty/staff joining us - first up is Alli Fine!

on Ethan Olerich! Check out more on his collaborative research with Prevention Genetics!

Check out Chloe Meyer's about her research on stomatal traits in poplars!