News and Events – Page 2 – Department of Biology

CWRU Faculty Awarded Breaking Boundaries Seed Grant to Create and Institute for Adaptive Behavior

May 13, 2026
Breaking Boundaries, faculty, Hillel Chiel, Institute for Adaptive Behavior, Jessica Fox, Kathryn Daltorio, Roger Quinn

Drs. Roger Quinn, Hillel Chiel, Kathryn Daltorio and Jessica Fox have received a Breaking Boundaries Seed Grant for $100,000 to support the creation of an Institute for Adaptive Behavior. Drs. Quinn and Daltorio (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) and Drs. Chiel and Fox (Biology) will collaborate to work towards creating...

Robin Snyder Invited as a Keynote Speaker at Evolutionary Demography Society Meeting

May 13, 2026
Evolutionary Demography Society, Robin Snyder

This June 2026, Dr. Robin Snyder has been invited to speak at the 11th International Evolutionary Demography Society Meeting at Colorado State University, Jun 16-18. Her talk is titled "Scope for luck: a different way for traits to influence success," how luck and individual traits contribute to overall fitness.

Biology Research at the Spring 2026 Intersections!

April 21, 2026
Deborah Bisrat, Intersections, undergraduate, undergraduate research

Several department faculty came to see students presenting their research at CWRU's Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium this spring, including Dr. DiIulio, pictured here with Deborah Bisrat who is enrolled in Dr. DiIulio's classroom based Capstone course on Cancer Genetics. Great work, Deborah!

Spend an Afternoon at the Farm Documenting Biodiversity!

April 15, 2026

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, fungi and animals; all you need is enthusiasm, a free iNaturalist account, and a phone. Date and Time: Saturday,...

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