News and Events – Department of Biology

Seminar Speaker Jordanna Sprayberry offers Teaching Workshop for Grad Students

November 6, 2024
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Graduate Students! Join us in Clapp 304 Thursday, November 14th at noon for pizza and a teaching workshop! This will be held by seminar speaker Dr. Jordanna Sprayberry, who will also be giving a seminar at 4pm on Thursday in the Dental Research Building. We're looking forward to seeing you...

Join the Department! Biology Department Hiring Teaching Laboratory Coordinator

November 6, 2024
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The Biology Department is seeking applicants for a newly created staff position, the Teaching Laboratory Support Coordinator. The primary responsibility of the Teaching Laboratory Support Coordinator will be to ensure the smooth running of the Biology Department’s new teaching laboratories. The new teaching laboratories include six wet lab classrooms,...

Ron Oldfield Talks About the Value of Persistence in new Daily Article

October 23, 2024
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Biology Instructor Ron Oldfield discusses how his persistent pursuit of aquarium fish welfare led him down a path of 20 years of research and a paper published in Animal Science titled “Psychological and Social Wellbeing of Bony Fishes in Zoos and Aquariums”. “They looked at me like I was speaking another language,” Oldfield said....

Join Us for the Biology Department Exposition November 1st!

October 23, 2024
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Members of the biology department will be available to answer undergrad's questions about bio courses and research on Friday, November 1st, 12:45 to 1:30pm. Join us in Hovorka Atrium for snacks and conversation and connect with faculty in the department during community hour. This is a fall semester Explore Event.

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