Tiny Earth Events
Strike Pay Dirt
Literally!
In our Tiny Earth course, you'll study soil to find the next antibiotics, which solves a world crisis and helps your community. But Tiny Earth will also help drive your personal goals: you can develop your research skills and become more confident as a student.
2023-2024 Events
Tiny Earth: Skill Development*
August 7-18, 2023, 9am-12pm
- Start the summer after your junior year.
- Develop skills to help prepare for conducting Tiny Earth research in the fall.
- Credit option: BIO 298 Independent Study (1 credit, in-person).
*Summer is a pre-requisite for fall; you must commit to full program.
Continued: Student Research
Fall 2023, Tuesdays, 4:15pm-6:00pm
- Start fall of your senior year
- Conduct your own Tiny Earth research by identifying bacteria in the soil that can cure antibiotic-resistant diseases.
- Credit option: BIO 298 Independent Study (2 credits, in-person).
TBD
Spring 2024, date & time TBD
Credit option: HUM BIOL 217: Human Disease & Society (3-credits, online).
Tiny Earth Symposium
Join student researchers throughout the state to showcase your research at the Tiny Earth Winter Symposium at Lambeau Field on December 11, 2023.
Meet a
Phoenix
Maritza Lopez has followed Tiny Earth from high school to college. "It was really fun in the lab, we were given the liberty to experiment—the laboratory was our play area."
Maritza Lopez
UW-Green Bay Student
Let's Connect
If you have questions about our upcoming events, don't hesitate to contact Professor Brian Merkel, chair of human biology and Tiny Earth instructor.