Mentored teaching and research programs foster a strong educational environment in the Department of Biology for both undergraduate and graduate students. Our research is primarily conducted within three focus areas: Cell and Developmental Biology, Neurobiology and Neuromechanical Systems, or Evolution and Ecology. The Department is closely affiliated with other divisions such as the School of Medicine and the Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, as well as organizations in Greater Cleveland that provide additional opportunities and resources to our students and faculty.
Featured Stories
Effects of Simulated Dusk and Dawn on Activity and Feeding of Puerto Rican Crested Toads (Peltophryne lemur) in Captivity, by Brady Parlato and Noah Dunham
Check out this new article in Zoo Biology by CWRU graduate student Brady Parlato and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo research curator and BioScience Alliance adjunct assistant professor Dr. Noah Dunham on the effects of light at night on the behavior of Puerto Rican crested toads! They found that toads tended...
Sam Harbol Receives Best Student Proposal Award for Oglebay Small Grants Program
PhD candidate Sam Harbol from the Burns lab recently received the "Best Student Proposal" award for the Oglebay Small Grants program. The Oglebay Small Grants programs funds research conducted at the Squire Valleevue and Valley Ridge Farms. Sam's proposal details his experiment to manipulate the precipitation pattern using rainout...