News and Events – Department of Biology

Biology Department Takes Part in the 2025 Hudson Relays!

April 29, 2025
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CWRU Biology undergrads, graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni took part in the 2025 CWRU Hudson Relays on April 26th, 2025. Beginning in 1910, the Hudson Relays was created to commemorate the campus move from Hudson, OH to Cleveland, OH. The Hudson Relays itself is a race amongst the classes...

Annual Farm Bioblitz April 26th!

April 3, 2025
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How many species can you find at the CWRU Farm? As part of our annual Farm Bioblitz, we will document as many species as we can find at the University Farm. You don’t need to know how to find or identify plants and animals; all you need is enthusiasm, a free iNaturalist account,...

Aruni Kadawatha Publishes Paper

March 27, 2025

PhD candidate Aruni Kadawatha recently published "Edge Feathering Across Forest-Meadow Ecotones Increases Light Heterogeneity and Understory Plant Diversity": Ecotones, the transitional zones between distinct habitats, are vital for ecosystem functioning and habitat diversity. Traditional management practices frequently create abrupt boundaries, leading to stressful conditions for organisms. To address this challenge,...

Biology Department Hosts 2025 Graduate Symposium

March 5, 2025
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On Friday, February 28th, the biology department held their annual Graduate Symposium at Woodland Hall at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. Graduate students from the department showcased their research in various length talks as well as posters which were discussed over refreshments provided by Marigold Catering. A list of talks and...

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