University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Notes from the Field -Shelby Weidenkopf

One of the most influential opportunities I’ve had at the University of Wisconsin was being selected as one of the 2020-2021 Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellows. For those unfamiliar, this program rewards funding to students with proposed research ideas to work with research faculty. I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Adena Rissman, the Principal …

Notes from the Field: Melia Markham

MELIA MARKHAM, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, BIOLOGY (PRE-HEALTH FOCUSED), AND ZOOLOGY Conservation Related Experience: So far, my direct conservation experience has been with the classes I’ve taken at UW; Ecology 460 over the summer gave me lots of field time working with invasive species and plant identification in multiple habitats, and Introduction to Primatological Research had me in …