Biology
Alumni
Vanessa Mbuyi
Cellular and Molecular Biology
"At UW-La Crosse the professors are open to just being there for students. I think it is true when they say they put the students first."
BIO news feed
Championing change
Posted 2:06 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024
Senior Anika Oplanic honored with Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award
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'The best decision I've ever made'
Posted 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024
UWL celebrates National Transfer Student Week
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Get ready for color
Posted 2:25 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024
UWL scientists predict fall leaf color display, explain the basic science behind the beauty
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Prioritizing patients
Posted 11:51 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024
UWL students drive innovation in healthcare with Gundersen Summer Research Fellowship
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Protecting Wisconsin's brook trout
Posted 10:28 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024
UWL study uncovers key brook trout habitat factors
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Perspectives from recent graduates
Noah Splinter, '21
MS - Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology
"Attending UWL for my Master’s degree gave me the chance to learn from and get to know so many excellent professors within the Biology Department. It has also prepared me for a career in science that I truly look forward to."
Shayla Michel
"As an MS student at UWL, I gained valuable teaching experience through my TA position, exposure to the larger scientific community at conferences and events, and lasting peer and mentor relationships. I have no doubt that my MS has prepared me for my next endeavor as a PhD student in environmental toxicology."
Emilie Clavette, '20
"I started grad school at Duke but decided the program wasn't right for me. Coming back to UWL for my MS was one of the best choices I've made. The professors are supportive and kind, and they bolstered my confidence in my ability to succeed in the research field."
Annie Schauster, '20
"My professors did an outstanding job at preparing me for the next step in my academic career. After graduating with my MS, I moved on to a PhD program where I am currently applying knowledge and skills I developed at UWL."
Alex Oines, '20
MS - Biology: Environmental Science
"Earning my MS at UWL helped me to grow more confident in my skills as a researcher, writer, and educator. The opportunity to work as a lab instructor helped me to realize how much I enjoy teaching, and I am currently instructing biology courses at another university."
Theresa Simpson, '19
MS - Biology: Environmental Science
"In earning my second MS, I was able to pursue my dream of studying wolf colonization and habitat analysis. A highlight for me was winning the 3-Minute Grad Project competition - competing improved my presentation skills by requiring me to think critically about the core of my work."