Biocore is UW Madison’s Honors biology program for undergraduate students who wish to discover and reach their academic potential within a small, supportive biology education program (Click here to learn more).
Student applications for the Fall 2026 cohort are now open! Apply in less than 10 minutes for permission to enroll in Biocore courses!
News and Announcements
Student applications for the Fall 2026 cohort are now open!
Questions?
- For questions about the student experience, see the Biocore Peer Advisor webpage and contact our team of peer advisors (uwbiocore.peeradvisors@gmail.com) with your questions.
- For questions about admissions, contact Biocore’s Associate Director Anna Kowalkowski
Biocore Adventure Club: Come join us on new adventures!
Read a recent publication titled “Principles of Science for the Practice of Life” (Jan 2025). See how Janet Batzli and co-author, Richard Lindroth, answer the question “what do all university and college students need to learn about science?”
Read up on a publication from Biocore students in 2023. Kaylynn Imsande, Lucy McGuire, and Luke Wheeler share their perspective in, “Student Point of View: Living and Growing as Scientists – Doing the Process of Science during Distance Education”
Bat Brigade in the news (The Daily Cardinal, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, UW-Madison news) (Oct-Nov 2025)
The Biocore Outreach Ambassadors have received a Kemper Knapp Award to support their science outreach activities (12/19/24)
Biocore Prairie: From Fire to Flower article (7/16/24)
Biocore Fall/Winter 2023 Newsletter
Biocore Outreach Ambassador’s awarded Evjue Foundation Grant (7/12/23)
Instructor Seth McGee awarded L&S Academic Staff Award (4/28/23)
Biocore Community Interns present at Research in the Rotunda (3/8/23)
Biocore graduate wins Dean’s Prize (6/27/22)
Biocore Outreach Ambassadors – Summer Science Camp in the news (6/14/21)
See Wisconsin Honors Commencement page for graduates’ photos and memories. See graduation slideshow (5/1/21)
“The Observer” – Jaffna Mathiaparanam, Biocore’s new mural! (10/8/19)
Biocore 50th Anniversary– See prairie walk and open house slide shows. What a great celebration it was! (12/18/18)
See the Message Board! Biocore Alumni & Friends 50th Anniversary Greetings – (5/15/18)
Biocore in the News!– Probing the ‘Why’ of Science (10/17/17)
What do students say?
JAFFNA MATHIAPARANAM
B.S. Biology with Neurobiology option
SEAN JOHNSON & TONG WANG
Sean, B.S. Biochemistry; Tong, B.S. Chemistry
Tong: “I really loved having the ability to do science and take ownership of projects.”
Sean: “For me, the big thing was getting to know the faculty really well and getting to know your fellow students.”