Mission
Our mission is to discover, maintain, and transmit knowledge concerning basic plant biology and provide leadership in the biological sciences.
Diversity Statement
The Department of Botany at UW-Madison aspires to advance the educational and professional development of all its members, regardless of their cultural backgrounds or manners of personal identification. This department commits to make every student, staff, and faculty member feel recognized, respected, safe, and empowered.
Maeda Lab identifies key gene mutation that increases amino acid production and carbon dioxide consumption
If scientists could add a trait like this to crops or drug-producing plants, it could help them produce more chemicals naturally while reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
How Does Life Begin?
Botany PhD student Lena Vincent pursues the biggest question in her research on the chemical origins of life.
A mysterious kingdom
From mushrooms to mildews, fungi form the webs of life. Botany faculty and students are working to expand our knowledge of their roles and powers.
Events
- October
- October 5Hilldale Lecture: Jeannine Cavender-BaresPlant diversity, spectral biology and giving back to a planet in crisis5:00 PM, 145 Birge Hall
- October 6Biology Colloquium: Jeannine Cavender-BaresAscent of the oaks: Legacies of the past and concerns for the future of North America’s dominant tree lineage3:30 PM, B302 Birge Hall
- October 13Biology Colloquium: Robert JohnsonFrom biogeochemistry to biodiversity: the role of herbivory in coastal marine ecosystems3:30 PM, B302 Birge Hall
- October 20
