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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
GW Faculty Panel Urges Action to Restore Public Faith in Science
Professor Aleksandar Jeremic joined a Dean's Conversation Series panel to discuss why science skepticism endures—and how to reverse it ahead of a public health crisis.
Service-Minded Student Begins GW Journey
First-year biology major Sofia Hashemi, a D.C. native on a medical career path, brings her skill at helping others to campus and to the BA/MD combined degree program.