WISCIENCE fulfills requests by the UW-Madison community to give presentations and provide consultations to support research mentor and mentee training in STEM for departments and programs across campus.
Research Mentee Training Opportunities for Undergraduate Students
Exploring Research in STEM – INTEGSCI 150
Offers an overview of the research process and opportunities to build skills in reading scientific literature. Understand different approaches to science and to be flexible in thinking about gathering evidence or solving problems. Supports articulation of research interests, identifying potential research mentors, and writing professional emails to secure research opportunities. Explore STEM careers and pathways that can come from engaging in research.
| undergrad, credits 1 |
Entering Research – INTEGSCI 260
Seminar course for sophomore or transfer students to begin independent research in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. Taken concurrently with 1-3 research credits with faculty member. Supports independent research experience.
| undergrad, credits 1, must have a confirmed faculty research mentor |
Meet Our Research Peer Leaders
Our Undergraduate Research Peer Leaders are here to help you on your research journey! These STEM undergraduates have a year or more of research experience as well as training through the WISCIENCE Peer Leader program.
What They Offer
Research Peer Leader Drop-In Hours
No appointment needed! Stop by to ask questions and get guidance on finding research opportunities and resources.
Find a Mentor Workshops
Are you interested in doing research as an undergrad, but aren’t sure how? Hear from Research Peer Leaders and learn how to find the best research experience—and mentor—for you.
Cellular and Molecular Biology of Stress Summer Research Program
Provides intensive, full-time bioscience research and professional development for undergraduate students as they prepare for graduate school and research careers in biology.
| undergrad |
More Resources
Guide to Undergraduate Research
A guide for undergraduates who want to engage in research on campus and need help navigating the process.
Finding a Mentor
A resource with tips to help guide you in your process of finding a mentor.
Spring 2025 Research-Related Resources
Research Peer Leader Drop-in Hours, Find a Mentor Workshops, and More
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Events
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Oct08
Find a Mentor Workshop (10/8/25) @ 5:30 pm CDT - 6:30 pm CDT Agricultural Hall, Room 10 Register Here
Need help finding a research experience on campus? Join us to learn how to find the right experience for you and gain insights from fellow students.
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Oct21
Find a Mentor Workshop (10/21/25) @ 5:30 pm CDT - 6:30 pm CDT Agricultural Hall, Room 10 Register Here
Need help finding a research experience on campus? Join us to learn how to find the right experience for you and gain insights from fellow students.
Research Mentor Training Opportunities for Graduate and Postdoc Students
Research Mentor Training – INTEGSCI 660
The Research Mentor Training seminar, offered in collaboration with the Delta program, gives you space to reflect and reinvigorate and provides concrete tools to support a successful mentor/mentee relationship. The course is designed for graduate students, postdocs, and faculty who are mentoring an undergraduate, and it’s meant to be taken alongside as you mentor, so you get just-in-time support and can try out what you’re learning.
| graduate & postdoc, credit 1 |
Graduate and Postdoc Research Resources
Spring 2026 Courses to Elevate Your STEM Teaching
We’re excited to announce two Spring 2026 courses—INTEGSCI 605: Scientific Teaching for TAs and INTEGSCI 650: College Science Teaching—that both count toward the Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning. These offerings give you hands-on …
Opportunity for Grad Students in the Biological Sciences!
BioHouse Residential Learning Community Seeks Seminar Mentors for Fall 2024 Application Deadline: Monday, April 29, 2024 Residential learning communities bring together faculty, staff, and students around a thematic focus, building discipline-based communities that support academic …
2024 Scientific Teaching Fellows Applications Now Open!
Are you a graduate student or postdoc in the biosciences (or connected fields) considering a teaching career? If so, this program may be for you! Deadline: November 13.
2024 Public Service Fellows Applications Now Open!
Are you a STEM graduate student or postdoc interested in the social and community impact of your work? If so, this program may be for you! Deadline: October 20, 2023.
Pause, Breathe, Reflect and Reset
As this challenging academic year winds down, it can be especially valuable for grad students to take the time to consider where they're headed, writes Steve Lee and WISCIENCE faculty director Janet Branchaw.
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Research Mentor Resources for Faculty & Staff
Advancing Research Mentoring Practice
Discussing effective mentoring practices in a facilitated community of practitioners can support mutually beneficial mentoring relationships and help navigate challenging issues.
Faculty & Staff Research Resources
Meet Christina Hull, ARMP Facilitator
"How are we going to make science more accessible? We're going to do that by changing the environment and culture, and by mentoring the whole trainee so that people can see themselves in this space and stay in the space."
Meet Beth Meyerand, ARMP Facilitator
"It is incredibly gratifying to hear from participants that what they learned in ARMP has made a tremendously positive impact in how they mentor—that the concepts they learned were totally new to them and are now indispensable."
Meet Darcie Moore, ARMP Facilitator
"Every time I facilitate ARMP, I get to review and remind myself of different aspects of mentoring to consider. I feel like I take something back to my lab with me from discussions with each cohort."
Entering Research Learning Assessment (ERLA)
The Entering Research Learning Assessment (ERLA) is a set of parallel research trainee and mentor surveys that assess trainee learning gains in the seven areas of research trainee development articulated in the Entering Research conceptual framework. Items to assess trainee gains in equity and inclusion awareness and skills expand upon the scope of previously available multidimensional research trainee assessment tools and the parallel survey results can be compared to measure the degree of alignment between research trainees’ and mentors’ assessments of trainee learning gains.
Entering Research Curriculum
The Entering Research conceptual framework is grounded in the literature on research trainee development and research program effectiveness. It includes learning objectives in seven areas of trainee development that incorporate several theories shown to be relevant to various aspects of research trainee development.