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News and Announcements
Application for Teaching Assistantship for Fall 2025 now OPEN! TA application materials should be sent to (carol.borcherding@wisc.edu). The deadline is Friday, March 21, 2025.
Student applications for the Fall 2025 cohort are now open!
Application for Teaching Assistantship for Spring 2025 now open! TA application materials should be sent to (carol.borcherding@wisc.edu). The deadline is Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
Biocore Fall/Winter 2023 Newsletter
Biocore Adventure Club:
Come join us on new adventures in 2024!
Congratulations Biocore Certificate Graduates!
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
Biocore Class of 2016
B.S. Biology with Neurobiology option, May 2017
SEAN JOHNSON & TONG WANG
Biocore Class of 2014 (Sean) & 2015 (Tong) Sean, B.S. Biochemistry, December 2014; Tong, B.S. Chemistry, May 2015
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.”