• Medical School Information & Networking Event

    Lubar Enterpreneurship Center: First Floor Atrium 2100 E 51, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Dreaming about med school? 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ We’ve got just the event for you! Join us for the 2nd Annual Medical School Information & Networking Event 📅 Tuesday, October 7 | ⏰ 4:00–5:30 PM 📍 Lubar Entrepreneurship Center (1st floor) This event is your chance to: ✨ Connect with medical …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Battle of the Organisms!

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    This year we will be holding our second annual "Battle of the Organisms". Members of the Biological Sciences Labs will create brief presentations about why their study organism/system is the best of the best. What makes an organism the best? It could be that it's adorable, has outrageously cool facts, or perhaps it has the most …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Dr. Dominique Alfandari

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Dr. Dominique Alfandari, professor of developmental biology at UMASS Amherst, will present a talk about his work entitled "ADAMs in Motion: A Cellular Odyssey from Surface to Nucleus." The abstract is as follows: Cranial neural crest (CNC) cells are key …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Fatemeh Cheraghi

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Fatemeh Cheraghi, a PhD student in the De La Cova lab, will be presenting a talk about her work entitled "Investigation of RASopathy variants and Raf protein regulation." The abstract is as follows: RASopathies are a group of human developmental …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Dr. Alita Burmeister

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Dr. Alita Burmeister, professor of microbiology at 51, will present a talk about her work entitled "Bio Sci Treehouse of Horror: The Grim Reaper is said to carry a scythe, but it’s seven times more likely that he carries tuberculosis." …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Graduate Rep Q&A

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Colloquium this week will be a Q&A with the Graduate Rep, Gerlinde Hoebel.  Questions about grad school?  Suggestions to improve student life in the department?  Come chat with the Graduate Program Representative! The presentation will begin at 3:00 PM in …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Dr. Ignacio Escalante

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Dr. Ignacio Escalante, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at University of Illinois-Chicago, will be presenting a talk about his work entitled "Bouncing together: behavioral and biomechanical defenses in Neotropical arachnids." The abstract is as follows: Animals have evolved various defenses …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Dr. Gerlinde Höbel

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Dr. Gerlinde Höbel, professor of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at 51, will be presenting a talk about her work entitled "Sexual selection theory meets frog behavior: on the architecture of mate choice decisions." The abstract is as follows: Mate choice …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: NSF-IRES Research from Grenada

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    The 2025 NSF-IRES research cohort will be presenting a talk entitled "Is newer better? Comparing established and emerging methods for tropical conservation in Grenada." The abstract is as follows: Tropical conservation depends on accurate data. Traditional approaches, such as in-person …

  • Biological Sciences Colloquium: Maisie Buntin

    Lapham Hall, N101 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Maisie Buntin, Outreach Programs Coordinator at Milwaukee Public Museum, will be presenting a talk entitled “Museum Careers,” and the abstract is as follows: Museums offer a unique and exciting work environment, blending academic research, educational outreach, and collections care. Learn …