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.
John Orrock Elected to Ecological Society of America
The integrative biology researcher is honored for his work on intersectional ecology.
Regents recognize Academic Staff Excellence Award winners
Laura Monahan, Museum Associate Director and Curator of Osteology, from the Department of Integrative Biology receives Board of Regents 2023 Academic Staff Excellence Award
A Perfect Landing
New integrative biology professor studies the links between the cognitive functions of birds and humans.
Seed strategy can help restore a biodiversity hotspot
Study led by Integrative Biology Professors John Orrock, and Ellen Damschen, looks to restore one of North America’s most biodiverse ecosystems.
2023 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announced
Six L&S faculty members have been chosen to receive 2023 Distinguished Teaching Awards.
Flock Song
In fall, songbirds make a joyful noise. UW neuroscientists are studying starlings for insights into the brain’s natural motivation and reward systems.
Fourteen L&S graduate students have been honored as recipients of the 2021 Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant (TA) Awards.
UW–Madison employs over 2,100 teaching assistants (TAs) across its 200-plus undergraduate major and certificate programs. Whether teaching in lecture halls, classrooms, and labs on campus or leading learning opportunities in the wider community, their work is vital to fulfilling the university’s educational mission and the Wisconsin Idea.
How does a spider weave its web?
Graduate student Emily Setton studies spiders in the lab of Integrative Biology Professor Prashant Sharma. Setton wants to understand, at a genetic level, how spiders' bodies make spinnerets - the appendages that allow them to weave their amazing webs.
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