Read the latest news and updates from the Biology department.

The Spring 2023 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Babak Hassanzadeh, "Rhodopsin phototrophy in the coastal upwelling region of the Southern California Bight." The seminar is on Tuesday, February 14th, at 12:00pm.

The Spring 2023 Biology Seminar Series commences with a talk from Dr. Stephanie Birnbaum, "Evolution Under Chemical Warfare: Lessons Learned from Insect Systems." The seminar is on Tuesday, February 7th, at 12:00pm.

The Fall 2022 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Alejandra Martinez Berdeja, "Studying annual plants life-history transitions in changing environments." The seminar is on Tuesday, November 15th, at 12:00pm.

The Fall 2022 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Spencer Nyholm, "The Hawaiian bobtail squid as a model host for studying defensive symbioses." The seminar is on Tuesday, October 4th, at 12:00pm.

The Fall 2022 Biology Seminar Series commences with a talk from Blake Madruga, "Development of Open-Source, High Performance Miniature Multiphoton Microscopy Systems for Freely Behaving Animals." The seminar is on Tuesday, September 27th, at 12:00pm.

The Spring 2022 Biology seniors will be presenting their senior comps in person and via Zoom.

The Spring 2022 Biology Seminar Series concludes with a talk from Dr. Bhavna Shamasunder, "Community based research as a movement strategy to contend with systemic environmental racism." The seminar is on Tuesday, March 29th, at 12:00pm.

The Spring 2022 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Kenjiro Quides, "Experimental Evolution of Rhizobial Symbionts." The seminar is on Tuesday, March 22nd, at 12:00pm.

The Spring 2022 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Jessie Salter, "Historical DNA solves an evolutionary mystery and explains the origin of a novel phenotype in New World quails." The seminar is on Tuesday, March 15th, at 12:00pm.

The Biology Department is committed to addressing racial injustices within the biological sciences and proactively working towards inclusion and unfettered access to science.