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In the Department of Biological Sciences, challenging science courses are just one part of a holistic approach to learning. Our curriculum integrates traditional study with individual mentorship in the lab and service learning and sustainable projects in the community, for a truly interdisciplinary experience.
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"Perhaps the most exciting part of our work is the immediacy of it all. Never before has there been a greater need to understand wetlands ecosystems, as it might soon be too late."
Kathryn Norman
MS '18
Biology Department Making Headlines
Student Research Takes Center Stage at CCAS Showcase
More than 250 undergraduate and graduate students across disciplines displayed their scholarly work at the fourth-annual CCAS Research Showcase, including biology students Dewanga Mayarata, Lara Pramanik, and Nicole Rangoussis.
Marshes, Microbes and the Matrix of Life: Exploring Ecosystem Evolution
From the Chesapeake Bay to vents and volcanoes to D.C. parks, biology faculty detailed their field work on nature’s frontlines as part of a CCAS conversation series.