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WISE FAQs

When is the WISE Program?

  • The summer WISE programs will run weekdays beginning Monday through Friday for two weeks. Tentatively, there will be two WISE sessions: June-25 WISE (6/23/25-7/3/25) will meet 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM each day and July-24 WISE- (7/28/25-8/8/25) and will meet 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day.  
  • Note: These are non-residential programs. No housing for students will be available.
  • The summer vWISE program will run weekdays beginning Monday through Friday for two weeks. Tentatively, there will be one WISE session: Aug-23 WISE (8/112/25-8/22/25) and will meet from 9:00-10:30 AM and 1:00-2:30 PM, EDT.
  • Students are expected to attend and participate fully each day of the session.
  • In between the on-line sessions, students are expected to go over the material through online videos and lecture notes, followed by a series of quizzes and bioinformatic assignments.  

Students will need a good internet connection and be able to run Firefox or Safari on a PC or Mac.  Chromebooks and Chrome are not compatible with the DNA sequence analysis programs that students will need to use to perform their analyses on the DNA sequences.  

Applications for the 2025 WISE and vWISE Programs will be posted after 1/1/25: