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Apr29

BGSA Non-Academic Career Fair

Monday 4:00 pm

Nov12

BIOLOGY SEMINAR: Dr. Swathi Arur

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Department Headlines

Recent Publications by Xiao Feng!

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Dr. Feng and his lab have been featured in several recent publications. Below are a couple of highlights: Rethinking ecological niches and geographic distributions in face of pervasive human influence in the Anthropocene, Biological Reviews – a theoretical work (termed … Read more

Katherine Malinski (Kingsolver & Willett Labs) Receives 2-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship at Smithsonian!

Posted 7 days ago

Read more about the Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellowship.

What Makes Tiny Tardigrades Nearly Radiation Proof, Featuring the Goldstein Lab

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The Goldstein Lab was recently published in Current Biology along with The New York Times! The paper, “The tardigrade Hypsibius exemplaris dramatically upregulates DNA repair pathway genes in response to ionizing radiation,” explores new research finds that the microscopic “water … Read more

Corey Johnson, Winner of the 2023-2024 Tri-Beta Biology Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award!!