UWSP Department of Biology

10/19/2026

Congrats on the recently published journal article by our faculty in the Department of Biology and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry!

🗣️ Faculty from the Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Soil and Waste Resources, along with five undergraduate co-authors and two UW-Madison plant sciences collaborators, have a new article published in the current edition of "Science of the Total Environment."

The article is called, “Assessing PFAS uptake in h**p and alfalfa using congener-resolved analyses and soil quality measurements.”

The research team included professors of biology, Ann Impullitti and Brian Barringer, and professors of chemistry, Joseph Mondloch and Shannon Riha, in addition to Bryant Scharenbroch from Soil and Waste Resources (UWSP College of Natural Resources ). https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1nsBuB8cd7wAW

10/13/2026

Save the date! Our next Junior Science Night is part of the Wisconsin Science Festival week. What can trees teach us?

Invite a friend! Robin will give a lesson on 🌲🌳, from bark to buds.

10/01/2026

Come see some of our COLS students presenting their posters and oral presentations in chemistry, English and history!

UWSP students have presented at professional conferences from Portland to Philadelphia -- and 28 cities in between. Now, view those projects on campus at the Undergraduate Research Showcase. The free event is from noon-2 p.m. Oct. 9 in room 372 of the Kirby Library & Student Resource Center.

09/21/2026

Congrats to professor of biology Matt Rogge for his Best Paper Award from the Journal of Aquatic Animal Health!

🗣️ Professor of biology Matt Rogge and two of his colleagues have been recognized for the excellence of their research article, "Edwardsiella ictaluri type III and type VI secretion system mutant strains as candidates for live attenuated vaccines," appearing in the Journal of Aquatic Animal Health.

Their 2025 Best Paper honor was celebrated at the Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society in Columbus, Ohio.

UWSP Department of Biology

09/09/2026

Olivia is thankful for the major impacts of her summer internship with the UW-Stevens Point: Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility!

We want to thank Olivia for her time as our UW-Stevens Point 2026 summer intern! "Out of every summer I have had during college, the summer I spent at the NADF was by far the most impactful. This beautiful little facility offers training and experiences like no other, that may be entirely unique to this university. It allows interns to get an amazing set of skills like fish fry rearing and hatching, scientific fish sampling, data entry, fish tagging, fin clipping, daily aquaculture system maintenance, on-the-job water chemistry monitoring and testing, calculating feed ratios, PVC plumbing, Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) experience, tour group guiding, experience with Excel and R studio, AND a chance to participate and contribute to real, ongoing research that affects the future of sustainable food and fisheries. There is truly nothing better for an aspiring aquaculturist, or even a fisheries professional who wants to get their masters and get into research. It truly offers both, and I consider myself the luckiest person in the world to have spent my summer here. THANK YOU NADF!"
- Olivia

UWSP College of Letters and Science

09/03/2026

08/26/2026

🔦 Student Spotlight! Learn about Lane Boucher's work in undergraduate research.

🔦 Student Spotlight!
One of the best things he has done in his time as a Pointer is get involved in undergraduate research. Lane Boucher enjoys the camaraderie he has built through those research experiences. Learn more about this biology pre-medicine major!

Read more 👇
https://www.uwsp.edu/college-of-letters-and-science/current-student-stories/

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UWSP Department of Biology

08/17/2026

Way to go Carly! Want to share an internship experience? Email [email protected] with details and a photo to be featured.

Carly Nyholm has spent the summer learning new test methods in the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene’s Water Microbiology Department as an APHL-CDC Public Health Laboratory intern.

She has loved the chance to get immersed in lab work. In a few weeks, the junior will return to campus where she plans to get involved in research with her faculty in biology and chemistry.

Want to share an internship experience? Email [email protected] with details to be
featured!

UWSP Department of Biology

07/30/2026

🥳 Congrats to Warren Sauer on his completion of the University of Iowa's Cancer Research Opportunities in Iowa (CROI) summer research program!

He's been working in undergraduate research since his second semester at . This summer, biochemistry and biology: pre-medicine major Warren Sauer got hands-on cancer research experience at the University of Iowa's Cancer Research Opportunities in Iowa (CROI) Program.

The 10-week program wrapped up this week with research conference poster presentations. Sauer plans to rejoin the PFAS research lab under Dr. Ann Impullitti this fall.

"She is very patient with all of her students. I liked how she constructed the labs she put on in class. I didn't know the techniques, messed up at times, but you have to be willing to slowly build up those experiences."

Want to share an internship experience? Email [email protected] with details and a photo to be featured!

University of Iowa

07/16/2026

It's a new home for Red at the Olson Museum of Natural History
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We are excited to introduce our new Olson Museum animal ambassadors. We begin with Red. He was donated to UWSP in 2009. Welcome to Red on this 🐍

You can get a closer look at Red inside our Museum gift shop, Monday through Friday during the summer!

https://www.uwsp.edu/olson-museum-of-natural-history/museumshop/