{"id":7459,"date":"2025-12-22T12:44:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7459"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:24:45","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/about\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border has-dates\"><li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/ls-uwm-biologist-dives-beneath-antarctica-sea-ice-to-study-the-impact-of-climate-change\/\">L&amp;S: 51ÁÔÆæ biologist dives beneath Antarctica sea ice to study the impact of climate change<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T14:51:37-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Check out this story on PhD candidate Lauran Liggan&#039;s exciting work! Lauran is the first researcher from 51ÁÔÆæ to conduct SCUBA research in Antarctica. https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/research-news\/uwm-biologist-dives-beneath-antarctica-sea-ice-to-study-the-impact-of-climate-change\/<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/fall-2025-newsletter-alumni-spotlight\/\">Fall 2025 Newsletter &#8211; Alumni Spotlight<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-25T13:13:02-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\"> LaKisha Barrett for McGraw-Hill&#039;s Former 51ÁÔÆæ Biosciences Graduate Student now a Shining Star at McGraw-Hill; see LaKisha Barrett&#039;s smiling face on the poster of McGraw-Hill&#039;s latest product for helping students learn. Rachel Kuehn is working full time as a research technologist at the Medical College of Wisconsin in a research lab &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/fall-2025-newsletter-faculty-staff-and-facilities-updates\/\">Fall 2025 Newsletter &#8211; Faculty, Staff and Facilities Updates<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-25T13:08:54-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">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: Evolution of pleiotropic consequences via mucoid phage resistance in Escherichia coli populations. Faculty Publications The &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/fall-2025-newsletter-graduate-student-news\/\">Fall 2025 Newsletter &#8211; Graduate Student News<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-25T12:56:17-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Graduate Students Spotlight  Madi Rittinger Madi Rittinger is a PhD candidate in Dr. Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s Lab. She investigates the behavior and cognition of small animals \u2013 specifically spiders. Although small animals have small brains in absolute terms, they have relatively large brains in proportion to their body size. For example, human brains &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/fall-2025-newsletter-in-the-news\/\">Fall 2025 Newsletter &#8211; In the News<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-25T12:50:51-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Anyone for tea? 51ÁÔÆæ researchers assisted in a global carbon sequestration study by burying tea bags in Estabrook Pond. 51ÁÔÆæ biological sciences professors John Berges and Erica Young participated in a global research effort to measure carbon sequestration in wetland environments. Their measurement tool of choice? Lipton tea bags. Berges, Young, and their students buried &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/fall-2025-newsletter-undergraduate-news\/\">Fall 2025 Newsletter &#8211; Undergraduate News<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-25T12:48:48-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">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\u2019 lab. His work focuses on understanding how pollutants impact aquatic ecosystems by investigating how microplastics and &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/applications-open-for-2026-2027-biological-sciences-scholarships-and-awards\/\">Applications open for 2026-2027 Biological Sciences Scholarships and Awards<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-21T13:38:35-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 21, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">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 51ÁÔÆæ Scholarship Portal, and all\u00a0applications and letters of recommendation are due December 30th.\u00a0This is a three-step process: Complete the 51ÁÔÆæ general &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/dr-jennifer-gutzman-named-one-of-biztimes-milwaukees-notable-leaders-in-stem\/\">Dr. Jennifer Gutzman Named One of BizTimes Milwaukee&#8217;s Notable Leaders in STEM<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-07-15T17:12:04-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">July 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Dr. Jennifer Gutzman, Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, was named one of BizTimes Milwaukee&#039;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, Dr. Gutzman! Read more about Dr. Gutzman&#039;s research and outstanding mentorship on the BizTimes website &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/dr-ching-hong-yangs-organic-agriculture-research-recognized\/\">Dr. Ching-Hong Yang&#8217;s Organic Agriculture Research Recognized<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-02T10:41:07-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 2, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">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, &quot;Organic Research in the Balance: What&#039;s Happening in Wisconsin.&quot;<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/biological-sciences-2025-scholarship-application-open\/\">Biological Sciences 2025 Scholarship Application Open<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-01-09T08:42:31-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">January 9, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The 2025 application is now open for scholarships and awards from the Department of Biological Sciences for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Biological Sciences. All applications must be submitted through the 51ÁÔÆæ Scholarship Portal, and all applications and letters of recommendation are due February 1st, 2025. Eligibility: Students who will graduate in Spring 2025 &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/uwm-biological-sciences-graduate-recognized-for-work-restoring-salmon-populations\/\">51ÁÔÆæ Biological Sciences Graduate Recognized for Work Restoring Salmon Populations<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-01-08T16:00:03-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">January 8, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">51ÁÔÆæ Biological Sciences alum, Chemine Jeckels, was recently recognized in an article by the College of Letters &amp; Sciences for her work on salmon habitat restoration. Click\u00a0here to read the article.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/two-uwm-biological-sciences-alums-accepted-to-new-health-equity-scholars-program\/\">Two 51ÁÔÆæ Biological Sciences Alums Accepted to New Health Equity Scholars Program<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-07-03T15:20:11-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">July 3, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Two 51ÁÔÆæ 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 medical degrees as they learn to improve healthcare equity in Milwaukee. 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