Resources

Biocore Resources:

Biocore’s DEI Statement

Letter of Recommendation Request
Biocore Writing Manual 2018

Biocore Writing Manual Rubrics 2018
Biocore Honor Code – updated September 1,2023

Process of Science Companion – PressBooks:

Book 1: Science Communication (AKA Biocore Writing Manual)- Janet Batzli & Michelle Harris

Book 2: Group Collaboration in Science– Janet Batzli, Michelle Harris & Baila Khan

Book 3: Data Analysis, Statistics, & Experimental Design (AKA Biocore Statistics Primer) Michelle Harris, Rick Nordheim, Janet Batzli

Biocore Newsletters:

Administrative Resources:

Advisor Memos

APIR Biocore Enrollment Report 2018

Biocore Self-Assessment 2020
Biocore Diversity Report 2019
Biocore TLE survey 2019
Biocore Learning Assessment 2006
Biocore Self Assessment 2003
Biocore Review 2001

Research Opportunities:

Undergrad Research- Getting started
National Research- internships, fellowships, summer research opportunities

Scholarships/Fellowships/Grants/Awards:

Welton Summer Sophomore Research Apprenticeship (L&S Honors)
National and UW Madison Scholarships & Fellowships (including those below)

Student Engagement Grant – Lakeshore Nature Preserve

Undergraduate Science Journals – publish your research!

Journal for Undergraduate Science and Technology (JUST) – right here at UW Madison!
Journal of Young Investigators

UW-Madison Biology Resources:

WISCIENCE
Center for Pre-Health Advising
Biology major Homepage
Lakeshore Nature Preserve
Undergrad Research- Getting started
UW Arboretum Homepage

Teaching & Learning Biology Resources:

Access Excellence
Annenberg Learner Science Videos– Minds of Our Own
Course Source– Evidence based teaching resources for undergraduate biology education
Doland DNA Learning Center- Cold Spring Harbor
Ecology Education- Ecological Society of America
Evolution Understanding – UC Berkeley
HHMI BioInteractive
KhanAcademy Biology
Science Education Initiative- Carl Weiman SEI at UBC
TED talks Biology
Veritasium Videos about Science
National Center for Biotechnology Information
USDA Plant Database
Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action – and special charge by Bruce Alberts (video)