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I’m not sure if it is being recorded. Could I DM you the contact information for the host?

13.11.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#BioBadger! We hope to see you tomorrow, November 13 at 3:30pm, for the Biology Colloquium in Birge Hall Room B302. We will have Dr. Ellen Damschen (iBio) and Dr. Kate McCullouh (Botany, and Biology Major Co-Chair) presenting "Seeds to communities: Persistence and resilience in a changing world".

13.11.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two First-Gen Badgers Finding Their Way This National First-Generation Day at UW–Madison celebrates first-generation college students in our Badger community. These students contribute unique perspectives and resilience while often navigati...

#BioBadger De Chia Khang was featured for National First-Generation College Student Day!
Read more about how De Chia found community and connections at UW Madison: students.wisc.edu/news/two-fir...

10.11.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Promotion for Ceiba info-session, includes QR Code for registration.

Promotion for Ceiba info-session, includes QR Code for registration.

Hey #BioBadgers! Check out the Ceiba Water for Life info-session this Wednesday, 4:30-5:15 via Zoom, to learn more about this amazing experience that explores the intersection between environment, health, and community.
Register here: go.wisc.edu/t01000

10.11.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #BioBadgers! Are you looking for a Category D course for Spring? Consider taking Zoo 300: Invertebrate Biology and Evolution with Excellence in Teaching Award recipient Professor Sharma!
Did we mention there's also a lab you can take with the course?! You can fulfill your lab requirement, too!

07.11.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Food Access During FoodShare Suspension Find the latest updates on FoodShare benefits from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. TheΒ ongoing federal government shutdown is directly affectingΒ peopleΒ enrolled in FoodShare (often known ...

Hey #BioBadgers! If FoodShare delays and reductions are impacting you, please consider using their UW-Madison and Madison Community organizations that provide free and low-cost food, including frozen meals, fresh produce, hot dinners, and pantry staples: go.wisc.edu/7gxu32

06.11.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #BioBadgers! We hope to see you tomorrow, November 6 at 3:30pm, for the Biology Colloquium in Birge Hall Room B302. We will have Joyce Onyenedum presenting "How plants do the twist: An interdisciplinary approach to elucidate the evolution and development of climbing plants".

05.11.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image advertising Men Cry: Panel Discussion on why asking for help is not a weakness. A QR Code is there to register online.

Image advertising Men Cry: Panel Discussion on why asking for help is not a weakness. A QR Code is there to register online.

Image of a young man getting a haircut and smiling. Advertising the Barbershop Talks events on November 18th and 19th at the Nicholas Recreation Center. A QR Code is included to register online.

Image of a young man getting a haircut and smiling. Advertising the Barbershop Talks events on November 18th and 19th at the Nicholas Recreation Center. A QR Code is included to register online.

November is #Men'sMentalHealthMonth, dedicated to raising awareness, offering support, and dismantling harmful stigmas surrounding men's mental wellbeing.
Be sure to check out one of these UHS events:
Panel Discussion on the 11th: go.wisc.edu/0e0xv9
Barbershop Talks, 18th - 19th: go.wisc.edu/i3232s

05.11.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey #BioBadgers! This Friday, GUTS will be hosting a study skills workshop "Stop Procrastinating & Maximize Your Productivity" from 12-12:45PM, in the Student Activity Center.
Explore practical strategies to overcome procrastination, enhance your focus, and enjoy snacks!
Register: go.wisc.edu/0h8kfo

04.11.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #BioBadgers! Are you interested in studying abroad this summer? Ceiba is hosting an info session for their Coral Reef Ecology program in Belize!
Info session is on November 12th, 4:30-5:15PM, in Birge Hall room 158.
You can also join over Zoom: go.wisc.edu/9x4lda

03.11.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Freedom Rider’s Perilous Path | On Wisconsin In between pickets and protests throughout the South, civil rights hero Dion Diamond x’64 did a stint at the UW.

On Wisconsin won three awards for writing and design in CASE’s alumni magazine competition. Here’s one of our award-winning stories: a profile of a @uwmadison.bsky.social student who risked his life for the cause of civil rights as a 1960s Freedom Rider.

onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/a-freedom-ri...

03.11.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #BioBadgers! Join us at 3:30pm for the Biology Colloquium in Birge Hall Room B302. CALS's own Jennifer Raynor will be presenting "Eyes on the Ocean: How satellite vessel tracking is transforming marine conservation".

30.10.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ MMI Seminar Series
Friday, Oct. 31 | 1520 MSB
β€œRegulation of Type 1 Interferon Receptor Signaling”
Dr. Jan Rehwinkel, Oxford University

28.10.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A person stands behind a table and smiles in the Discovery Center.

A person stands behind a table and smiles in the Discovery Center.

Two people wearing matching shirts stand behind a table and smile.

Two people wearing matching shirts stand behind a table and smile.

Students from across the state visited us for the Wisconsin Science Festival's Field Trip Day in the Discovery Building on Oct 22nd. Volunteers and department members shared fun activities like trivia, crop tasting, and even a potato race with kids aged K-12!

28.10.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chu Ma explores systems & functional materials that solve fundamental challenges in acoustic sensing for biomedical imaging and treatment, non-destructive testing and communication applications. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/chuma/

28.10.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #BioBadgers! Ryan Nett (Harvard) will be speaking at the Biology Colloquium today at 3:30pm in Birge Hall, Room B302! He will be presenting "The chemistry and organization of specialized metabolism in medicinal plants".
We hope to see you there!

23.10.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another Biology at Work event for the books!
Thank you so much to our #BioBadger and #BioBadgerAlumni for making this event one to remember πŸ™Œ
And thank you to SuccessWorks and CALS Career Services for coordinating this excellent event!

23.10.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Standing room only at our Biology at Work Event!
Don’t worry, though, our alumni are here until 7PM at Carson’ Market!

22.10.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #BioBadgers! We hope to see you tomorrow, 5:30-7PM in Carson’s Market 2nd floor for Biology at Work!
Learn from biology alumni about how they found rewarding careers in many different fields.
There’s still time to register: successworks.wisc.edu/event/biolog...

21.10.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy National Student Transfer Week #BioBadgers!
We are immensely proud of our transfer students at UW Madison and look forward to celebrating with them and the Transfer Transition Program.
Check out this week’s events here: transfer.wisc.edu/ntsw/#events

20.10.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #BioBadgers! Biology at Work is next week Wednesday! There’s still time to register: successworks.wisc.edu/event/biolog...
Learn from biology alumni about how they found rewarding careers in many different fields.
We hope to see you next week, 5:30-7PM in Carson’s Market 2nd floor!

13.10.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Get ready for some weather fun at the 2nd Annual Wisconsin Weather Festival! Hands-on activities, weather science, and more await. Get the details: energy.wisc.edu/events/2nd-a...

Hosted in collaboration with @wisconet.bsky.social and #WiSciFest

13.10.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Hey #BioBadgers! Tomorrow, October 9, Integrative Biology will have Kathy Cottingham (Dartmouth College), speaking at Biology Colloquium. Please join us at 3:30pm in B302 for: "Water Quality in Clear-water Lakes: Lessons Across Time and Space”.

08.10.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fill the Hill is here! 🦩🦩🦩
Tomorrow until 5:00PM Friday, when you give to the Biology Major, you directly support current and future #BioBadgers. Give now at biologymajor.wisc.edu/donations/ or uwflamingos.com and share your favorite memory as a #BioBadger!
Reply below πŸ‘‡

08.10.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #BioBadgers! This Spring term, the Department of Botany is offering Botany 575: Plant Ecophysiology & Adaptive Radiation in Hawai'i🌴🌺
This new topic course includes an optional field trip to Hawai'i in January before the start of the semester!
Learn more at the info session on Thursday, 4:30PMπŸ‘‡

07.10.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UW-Madison PA Program Virtual Fall Information Session The UW-Madison PA Program's Virtual Fall Information Session is taking place on Wednesday, November 12th from 5:00-6:30 PM CT via Zoom. Zoom Link to Information Session: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/9...

ATTN Pre-PA #BioBadgers! UW Madison's PA Program is hosting a Virtual Fall Info Session on Wed., November 12th, from 5-6:30PM over Zoom.
Learn about the program and get your questions answered!
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

06.10.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Gross Learning Center - School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences The Phill and Liz Gross Learning Center serves as a place where students can not only receive academic support, but also build a sense of community by connecting with peers and mentors who have succes...

Hey #BioBadgers! Are you enrolled in Statistics this term? Need some assistance? Attend a practice session at Morgridge Hall in the new Gross Learning Center (GLC)!
Review recent materials, engage in active-learning with peers, and get your questions answered: cdis.wisc.edu/learning-cen...

06.10.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RSVP for GUTS Study Skills Workshop #3 (Take Effective Notes) Only complete this form if you are planning to attend the Take Effective Notes workshop at 12 PM on Friday, October 3 in the Caucus Room (4th floor) of the Student Activity Center, located at 333 East...

Hey #BioBadgers! Are you feeling unsure about how to take effective notes during lectures? Join GUTS on Oct. 3rd at noon, 333 East Campus Mall, for a free 45-minute workshop to learn strategies for writing that enhance understanding and promote learning.
Register here: go.wisc.edu/71ir2c

26.09.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #BioBadgers! Epic is coming to campus on September 30th!
Sessions will be throughout campus - SuccessWorks, Morgridge Hall, Union South - from 9AM to 6:30PM.
Register and learn more about sessions and locations:
go.wisc.edu/1qy619

26.09.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #BioBadgers! The Career & Internship Fair is today from 4 – 7:30PM in the Kohl Center!
There’s still time to view the list of participating employers and register on Handshake.
Business attire not required but welcome!

25.09.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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